21 Aug 2004
FreyFaxi

The Household GodsFrom John William Waterhouse comes this classic image of worship at a Roman altar to the household gods, the Lares and the Penates (click on the picture for a larger view). These were what we Northern folk would call landwights and ancestors, venerated as guardians of the house. Heathens (Nordic, Mediterranean or any other "flavor") pay a great deal of attention to our ancestors and our land.

Today the Kindred of Ravenswood celebrates the Feast of Frey, marking the beginning of the harvest season. Today we celebrate the fruitflness of the land, and our own hard labors in bringing forth the Harvest.

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