Forwarded from Hyperborean Radio (Uncensored)
Tree Decorating & Ancestor Veneration
Each year one of the time honored traditions is one of decorating the tree, strewing it in lights and ornaments. Yet hidden in plain sight is the unbroken tradition of ancestor veneration. Most of us have at least one antique or family ornament we often place on the tree, but there is more than that. Gnomes/Tomte, Angels, and even Bird ornaments are indicative of ancestral spirits. Tomte/Gnomes are ancestral house spirits, birds are often the form the soul takes in flight from the body, and when dressed in human clothes such as scarves and hats indicate most commonly female ancestral spirits, the "angels" we all know are actually based off European deities such as Eros or Swan Maidens. The idea of a "Guardian Angel" or people becoming angels in heaven. Is a folkloric adaptation of the European idea of Ancestral spirits and apotheosis. In other words those "angels" on the tree represent the ancestors looking down on us, not a Christian symbol in the slightest. -TLK
Each year one of the time honored traditions is one of decorating the tree, strewing it in lights and ornaments. Yet hidden in plain sight is the unbroken tradition of ancestor veneration. Most of us have at least one antique or family ornament we often place on the tree, but there is more than that. Gnomes/Tomte, Angels, and even Bird ornaments are indicative of ancestral spirits. Tomte/Gnomes are ancestral house spirits, birds are often the form the soul takes in flight from the body, and when dressed in human clothes such as scarves and hats indicate most commonly female ancestral spirits, the "angels" we all know are actually based off European deities such as Eros or Swan Maidens. The idea of a "Guardian Angel" or people becoming angels in heaven. Is a folkloric adaptation of the European idea of Ancestral spirits and apotheosis. In other words those "angels" on the tree represent the ancestors looking down on us, not a Christian symbol in the slightest. -TLK
In Norse mythology, Ullr is a god associated with winter and snow, son of Sif, the goddess of grain and fertility.
In Gylvaginning, he is described as a handsome and athletic warrior who excels in skiing who is married to Skaði, and together they're the Norse power couple of winter sports.
Yew wood was preferred above other trees for making bows, hence his association with them.
In Gylvaginning, he is described as a handsome and athletic warrior who excels in skiing who is married to Skaði, and together they're the Norse power couple of winter sports.
Yew wood was preferred above other trees for making bows, hence his association with them.
The Trefignath burial chamber, from the Neolithic era near Trearddur, south of Holyhead on Holy Island, off Anglesey in Wales.
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