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The Germanic Feast of Sigrblot
The first day of summer and the start of trading, planting crops and raiding.
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The Old Germanic Lunar Months
Anglo Saxon, Old High German, Danish and Old Norse.
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Our Past Is Being Rewritten
And how to know whether we are reading fact or fiction.
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The Origins of Samhain and All Hallows
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The Origins of Christmas & Yule (Part 1)
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Our Past Is Being Rewritten
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The Origins of Martinmas
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The Old Germanic Lunar Months
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The Origins of Christmas and Yule (Part 2)
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The Yule Feast (January Full Moon 2024)
Sacrifice, gift giving and the swearing of oaths.
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The Origins of Christmas and Yule (Part 2)
The Germanic Calendar and why Christmas didn't replace Yule.
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The Origins of Christmas & Yule (Part 1)
And why Christmas didn't replace this Germanic sacrificial feast.
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All Hallows' End
November Customs and Traditions
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The Origins of Martinmas
Saint Martin of Tours, blood rituals and divination.
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Hallowtide Crafts
Mangel-Wurzels, Soul Cakes and Parshell Crosses
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Hallowtide Traditions
Sea gods, Hogmen and thieving White Mares.
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The Origins of Samhain and All Hallows
And the untruths associated with them.
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How It All Began (My Story)
Napoleon, the Corsicans and a DNA test.
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