All Blog Posts Tagged 'urglaawe' (10)

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The best list of Urglaawe resources (books, videos, related links, etc.) is on Distelfink Sippschaft's site:

http://site.distelfink.org/Resources.html



The "Hollerbeer Haven" journals, which started in the Braucherei guild and later became the journal of Urglaawe, Braucherei, Hexerei, and Deitsch Wisdom, are all available as free .PDF downloads there on the site.



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I saw the post below (at the bottom of this commentary) on the Facebook status update of a friend.

There are many truths inside this status. There are quite a few folks, many of whom I know personally, who are one missing paycheck away from losing their homes or cars, etc. These kinds of difficulties have many origins, including the current economy. Many aspects of these problems are beyond our immediate or even long-term control, and there are many people who need a hand up (not so…

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"The Burning of the Butzemann." 

 

The Butzemann is constructed at Grundsaudaag (Groundhog Day) out of selected and preserved remnants of last year's harvest and the lingering spirits of those remnants are then activated (along with the  physical material and the clothing to house them) through a ritual that Urglaawe inherited from Braucherei. He is given a name, which includes the patronymic and surname of his lineage, which is tracked from generation to generation. He then…

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It is with a heavy heart that I provide notice to the community of the passing of my kinsman, Daniel Riegel, whose life was claimed by an accident on Monday, October 10.



Many of you know Dan through Distelfink Sippschaft, and others of you will remember him as the violinist in the band Norsewind. Dan was a student of mine at Kutztown University, where he excelled in his… Continue

I have seen a lot of discussion about Halloween on various lists, and I wanted to share the importance of October 31, which we call Allelieweziel, within the old Deitsch (Pennsylvania German) culture and in Urglaawe.…

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Tomorrow, October 6, is the 327th anniversary of the arrival of the first settlers from German lands to Pennsylvania. As they were the first refugee immigrants from a non-colonizing land, it is amazing that their culture and language were able to survive for over three centuries.

Sunday, September 26, 2:00 PM

Distelfink Sippschaft's 2009 Yuul ceremony was delayed by a snowstorm that dumped 26" of snow in the Philadelphia suburbs and made it impossible for easy transit to the site. Thus, it ended up being held on December 29, which means the candles will barely cool off before the twelfth night observances.



Due to work issues and sickness, our numbers were diminished, but the event was still very enjoyable. That night we were also holding the landtaking ceremony for Pete's new house in… Continue

September 27 was the date that Die Urglaawisch Sippschaft vum Distelfink held its annual Zisasege.



The goddess Zisa was the matron goddess of the city of Zizarim (among numerous other spelling options), which is now known as Augsburg. Zizarim was inhabited by the Suevi, who are the precursors of the modern-day Swabians, who, in turn, were one of the contributing tribes to the Pennsylvania German (Deitsch) tribe. Other contributing tribes, such as the Alemanni, appear to have known… Continue