German pagan traditions

What is Oimelc? Related to Imbolc and Disting is another name for the Norse, Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian pagan holiday. Festival of Idises and Disir.

Berchta is a name that’s changed often over the centuries. A once widespread and greatly loved Germanic goddess, she still survives in German, Swiss, and Austrian folklore but under a different, more hideous guise. She is the leader of the Perchten.

A massive guide to researching your pagan ancestral heritage, why it can be so powerful and obstacles that can arise in your research.

We may know a lot about traditional British and American Christmas but what about German Christmas traditions? It turns out a lot of German Christmas traditions have shaped the traditions all over the world. Here’s a look into German Christmas traditions.

There are many reasons why Christmas is indeed a pagan holiday, but we'll start with saying that it was once called Yule by the Norse and Germanic peoples (modern pagans continue the ancient ways by calling it Yule). But truly, nearly every ancient pagan peoples had their own Winter festivals and celebrations. The old Twelve Days of Christmas tradition began on the Winter Solstice and extended to New Years Eve...a tradition that originated with the ancient Norse and Germanic people.

The celebration of Christmas is not inherently "bad." Some theories claim that Christian Christmas traditions were born of pagan celebrations. While early Christians did separate themselves from pagan practices, they also looked for ways to use the ideology and traditions of the pagans around them to more clearly communicate biblical truths of the gospel (Acts 17:16-34). Traditions can change meaning across cultures and over time, but God doesn't change (Malachi 3:6). Determine your own…

Centuries ago, Germanic tribes celebrated the winter solstice by lighting fires and...

Traditionally, plants have gone by many folk names. Check out this A to Z guide to the folk names of plants.

DAILY PAGAN RITUAL IDEAS Making time for rituals is important to every pagan. So how are we suppose to find time to honor the old gods when most of us work 40+ hours a week, go to school, have houses to run and try to have some kind of a social life? That's easy. We make time. Here's a few ideas you can try working into your daily life: 1. Give an offering of incense. Use plant properties from within the incense that correlate to your chosen deity(s) and leave your gods an offering. Like…