While no meal rules cross all denominations of Heathenry or even all kindreds or individuals within a given denomination, this describes Distelfink's Yuletide meal practices.
In
Urglaawe, "days" begin at sundown on the preceding night. Thus, Yule actually begins at sundown on Friday, December 20 and ends at sundown on Wednesday, January 1.
Friday, December 20: The meal Urglaawer eat at this time
consists of goose, which is sacred to the goddess Holle. In Urglaawe, She is
among the principle deities, and this meal is religiously important due to
Yule's association with Her.
Because Yule is twelve days long, though, this particular meal can be
done at anytime throughout the Yuletide.
Tuesday, December
31: Zwelfdi Nacht, or Twelfth Night, starts at sundown. This is the Berchtaslaaf,
or the Progression of Berchta. Berchta has a commanded meal on December 31 that
consists of any sort of fish (herring is most typical) and gruel, dumplings, or
oatmeal (Grimm's Teutonic Mythology
vol. 1 p. 273). One may consume other food in addition to the
Berchta's ordered feast, if they give portions of their food up as offerings.
Wednesday, January
1: New Year's Day is also Zwelfder Daag, or Twelfth Day, and is the Feast of Frey. Pennsylvania
German tradition and Urglaawe rule is the consumption of pork and sauerkraut on
that day. Both pork and sauerkraut are sacred to the god Frey and represent
blessings and bounty in the New Year.
Macht's immer besser!
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