Become a S-H-A-R-P Speller!
AH - Basic SkillsCreating a good spelling regimen can be difficult. This guide should take some of the pain out of learning to spell.
Teaching Heritage
AH - Faith, Folk & FamilyTen easy ways to teach your child about their heritage.
Fostering Odinist Children
AH - Faith, Folk & FamilyIn our fast paced world, we tend to neglect the most beautiful expression of our Ancestors: our children. Many families are at a loss on how to involve children in our Ways because many of us were not raised Odinist. In the following, some ideas will be put forth, so Odinist families can begin building the future of our Folk.
Children’s Blot
AH - Faith, Folk & FamilyA blot designed for children which they can conduct themselves.
Folk Building
AH - Faith, Folk & FamilyFolk building is a basic concept that should be a vital concern for all folkish people. The theory of folk building is to create a community within a community. This concept is based on a web structure starting with the individual. Each person that makes up a Folk Community contributes to his or her family.
Winter Nights
AH - Faith, Folk & FamilyThis is a celebration steeped in many Germanic, Celtic and Norse Folk traditions. From leaving ‘snacks’ out for the household spirits to lighting bonfires to guide the good spirits of ancestors and heroes to their kin, this is a holiday not to be missed.
The Family Altar
AH - Faith, Folk & FamilyThe focal point for the Odinist home is the Family Altar. It provides an order among the chaos of everyday life. The Altar allows the whole family to honor the Gods and Goddesses, house and land wights, and our ancestors. Although very personal…
Yule (French Canada): Playing the Spoons!
AH - Faith, Folk & FamilyFrench Canadians are well known for their joie de vivre, this includes playing and dancing to fine jigs and reels during the Yuletide season. And what better way to add to the merriment, than to play the traditional French Canadian percussion instrument: the spoons!
Yule (Canada): Sucre à la Crème (Fudge)
AH - Faith, Folk & FamilyAlthough Yule here is celebrated pretty much as in all other countries belonging to our Northern Indo-European folk organism, the cultural differences between the French and English settlers in the celebration of this great holiday period have continued to this day.
Yule (Switzerland): Toblerone Chocolate Fondue
AH - Faith, Folk & FamilyOf course, one may think of the many things that make Switzerland so very famous: its mountains, the pastures, its cheeses, among many other things. But that which it is very, very famous for is its chocolate! And how best to celebrate Yule than by celebrating with a chocolate fondue!
Yule (Germany): Legend of the Silver Pinecones
AH - Faith, Folk & FamilyThere once lived a poor family without enough food to eat or enough wood for their fire. The mother decided to go into the forest to search for pine cones.....
Yule (Germany): Legend of the Bird Nest
AH - Faith, Folk & FamilyAccording to an old German legend, if you find a bird nest in the tree you harvest for Yule, you will have an entire year of health and happiness.