Today is the last day of the pre-Christian Yule (Jul), I hope everyone had great celebrations!

Tomorrow is hokunótt and is the start of the pre-christian Yule!

We would like to take the opportunity to thank you all and wish you a God Jul and a fantastic midwinter blót.

Hail Freyr!
Hail Jolnir!

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This is a repost as we get closer......

Some history on the changing or standardizing of the Yule celebration.

Hákon the Good (c. 920–961) was the son of Harald Fairhair, the first king of Norway, and was raised in England, where he converted to Christianity. When he became king of Norway, he sought to convert his people to Christianity as well, but this was met with resistance from the pagan Norse population. He worked to integrate Christian practices with traditional Norse customs to avoid conflict, which is where the idea of "moving" or adjusting the timing of Yule might come into play.

Hákon the Good is known to have issued laws that required the Christian observance of certain Christian holidays, while also allowing Norse traditions to continue, including aspects of the Yule festival. One of his key moves was to decree that the feast of Yule should be celebrated at the same time as the Christian holiday of Christmas, which was closely tied to the Winter Solstice. This alignment helped to ease the transition for the Norse people, as they could continue celebrating at the same time as they had before, but now under a Christian framework.

In this sense, while Hákon the Good didn't technically "move" the date of Yule (which already had Solstice associations), he helped standardize the timing of the celebration with the Christian observance of Christmas. His efforts contributed to the Christianization of the Yule festival, making it more in line with Christian customs while preserving key elements of the older pagan tradition.

Dr. Andreas Nordberg: “The pre-Christian Yule feast occurs at the first full moon after the first new moon following the winter solstice, while the disting took place at the third full moon according to the same method of calculation.” (Jul, disting och förkyrklig tideräkning Kalendrar och kalendariska riter i det förkristna Norden Uppsala 2006, P.4)

Come and celebrate the Summer Blót with the Nordiska Asa-samfundet (Nordic Asa-community).
On Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:00, it is once again time to celebrate the summer with gods, goddesses and the beings of the place with a big blót at the Rök Runestone in Ödeshög, Sweden!

The Summerblót is a time when hundreds of norse heathens from all over Sweden and other parts of Midgard gather in Rök, Ödeshög in Sweden and celebrate the summer around the original time of Midsummer with a big blót at the fantastic Rök Runestone.
In addition to Saturday’s blót, various activities are organized throughout the day at our campsite located next to store Röks Lanthandel (Lanthandlar´n i Rök).
The evening ends with a guild.
More information about the various activities, camping and the guild check out the link below.

The Summer Blót is a public event where everyone is welcome to attend regardless of membership in the Nordiska Asa-samfundet (Nordic Asa-community) or not.


More info & booking:
https://asa-samfundet.se/en/events/summer-blot-2025/

I’m working through the holidays at Squamish BC (well, until the 27th, then back at it on the 2nd), but I’d like to wish a God Jul to all of you good folks! May you have had a peaceful communion with kin and friends, and with those that dwell outside our realm of understanding…
So sadly, cracking open my Juletid Mjød and toasting you all, kin, spirits & the Gods will have to wait until the 28th!
But- here are a few seals that popped up to say hello as I was doing my morning site tour today! (Hope this video works!)

Got my Julebuk out

God Jul!

God jul!

God Jul and blessed Solstice to everyone here
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God Jul everyone