Calendar of the Sun
17 Blutmonath
Holda's Blot
Colors: Brown and white
Element: Earth
Altar: On cloth of white and brown lay a spindle full of spun wool, a basket of white goose-feathers, two white candles, a needle and thread, a horn of mead, and a dish of honey-cakes.
Lean a broom against the altar.
Offerings: Cakes buried under the earth. Organize and clean the house.
Daily Meal: Hearty stew with root vegetables. Wholegrain bread.
Invocation to Holda
Frau Holle, good Lady
Of the Land Under The Earth,
Who we reach through
The well into the deep places,
You who reward each
As to the temper of the work
They accomplish each day,
You who have eternal patience
And yet no patience at all
With lazy fools who will not
Lift their hands in another's need.
Lady of the hearth, the loom,
The spindle and the wheel,
The needle and the cooking pot,
These things that so many
Take simply for granted,
They are your kingdom
And your warm domain,
And if they should be removed,
We would sorely miss them,
Much more than we could guess.
Chant: Snow is coming
Feathers on the wind
Mother Holda
Winter will begin...
(All approach the altar, seize handfuls of the goose feathers, and fling them into the air so that
they fall like snow. Each then takes a turn with the broom, sweeping them up. The mead is
shared and then poured as a libation.)
[Pagan Book of Hours]