Happy Yule! Hail Reindeer Mother!

 


Happy and Gentle Holiday, yall!

I have yet to ADF-alize my Reindeer Mother ritual, and before I knew it yesterday, it was time to bake the reindeer cake.  I was exhausted--I'd put a lot of work into Yule Eve and the Gift Exchange part of our Yule festivities, and more work yet to be done with the other days, so I kept the rite simple.
  • I made a ginger and cardamom cake with lemon icing.  I cut the cake with reindeer, star, and ghost cookie cutters.  Funnily, the last bit of cake resembled a Krampus, so I told the kids it was.  One of my kids asked if next year, we can add Krampus cake to our Dec 5th celebrations.  Sure!
  • After dinner and some digestion, I turned off the Yule Tree's lights and left the tree topper's on.  Our tree topper is a Reindeer with a Sun in Her Antlers (made by me in 2017-18).  
  • Reindeer Masks and Jingle Wands, I read them a story that I wrote about Reindeer Mother's journey to carry the Sun into the skies.  
  • We decorated the snack cakes, and the kids picked the best one to give as offering.
  • Gathered around the little Yule altar, I had them repeat a little prayer, addressing Reindeer Mother, giving Her the offerings and why.  Hail Reindeer Mother!
Simple and lovely.  Just what we needed to end a busy day of festivities, love, and joy.


Well, I'm off to attend my local grove's Winter Solstice Ritual:  


- Dedicant and Hearth Keeper, Foxlyn 

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