Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Midsummer folklore
A big part of my practice includes being aware of local folklore. I am not a Heathen living in tenth century Iceland, but a Heathen living in twenty-first century New England. Doesn't matter if I read it in a book if that's not what the local wights are doing.
Of course, sometimes you have no local custom to go on and you have to go by what you read or what you intuit. But when there's a local custom to tie into, it should be respected. In that spirit, I bring you Halloween in June.