Talk:Mōdraniht

Was Freyja the original 'mother' in this festival
I've seen reference to Winter Solistice being a festival to Freyja, and given the link between Alfa and Freyr (and thus Alfablot and Freyr) could Disablot be a remembrance of Freyja.

"According to pagan tradition, the winter solstice was marked with supernatural beings wandering about and animals speaking in human tongues. This was also the feast of Freya, the Norse goddess of beauty and fertility. Both animals and humans needed to eat more food at this time. The Freya feast became known as Sankta Lucia when Sweden adopted Christianity and today it marks the beginning of the Christmas season." https://classroom.synonym.com/swedish-st-lucia-traditions-5512.html

The similarities between Freyja and Lucia are certainly striking, given given that both are represented as blonde females in white dresses and Freyja is queen of elves (El=light, Luc=Light). Lucia's festival falling on what in the old calendar would be Solstice...and thus Modraniht.

Are we seeing echoes here that can lead back to the original of Modraniht? Possibly...

LeapUK (talk) 10:05, 5 July 2021 (UTC)