᛫ ᛏᛅᚾᛋᚴ ᚼᛅᛁᚦᛁᚾᚴᛁ ᛫

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Jól was a celebration of the sun, a celebration of happiness, fertility and peace, a feast where you made a toast for the gods and made a blót (sacrifice), to pray for a good year to come.

Right about the 21st of december it is winter solstice, the day of the year with least amount of sunlight: typically a cold, wet and “grey” day. And that’s why the vikings/heathens/asatru, celebrated Jól. With great food and drinks and in the company of friends and kinsman!

There was no Christmas tree, but there was the blót, where you “danced” in a circle to symbolize the seasonal change, and sang songs about the sun or the gods.

Go Softly

If you’re a Norse heathen and believe that “race mixing” is bad

remember that many of the gods are born from interracial pregnancies between the Aesir, Vanir, and Jotunns.

If you’re a Norse heathen and are transphobic or homophobic

remember that many of the gods will alter their forms drastically, the most notable being Loki changing into mare and being impregnated by a male horse, and later giving birth to Sleipnir

If you’re a Norse heathen and fascist