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I celebrate the Solstice and Yuletide. I start with a blot to Frigg and all strong women on Mothernight the night before the Solstice. Then on Solstice itself I celebrate twice.

I celebrate once for the day itself for my religious witchcraft, and this is always on Solstice proper (the astronomical date) unless unavoidable. It involves the lighting of candles and dancing, and speaking at length about the day and communing with my deities. I'm thinking of incorporating in some sort of symbolic death by snuffing the candles next year, and symbolic rebirth/return of the sun by lighting them again afterwards.

...and I celebrate once for Yule where I blot to Odinn, and sometimes Thor and Freyr as well. Yuletide goes on for twelve days but as yet I haven't celebrated on all of them. But it does mean that if I don't manage to celebrate Yule on the Solstice I have twelve days to blot in whee At some point I'd like to hold vigil on the twelfth night until sunrise, but that's not always possible.

Of course, at this time of year I'm celebrating Midsummer wink I'll be holding ritual tonight for the Solstice and tomorrow I'll blot for Midsummer. I'm actually unsure who I'll be honouring at this point. Quite possibly Sunna, Freyr.... I'd honour Baldr but I'm kinda unsure on that. If he is actually dead I don't want to offend him. He seems hard to offend but I'm not sure how he feels about those who honour Loki.