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In Ásatrú (Germanic neopaganism), various publications identify a number of holidays, to some extent based on medieval references to sacrifices observed in historical Norse paganism or reconstructions of an early Germanic calendar, but frequently also inspired by the "Wheel of the Year" popular in Wicca, and sometimes also based on ''ad hoc'' innovation, e.g. the various "Days of Remembrance" introduced by ''The Troth''. As a minimal consensus, the three great seasonal blots mentioned in Ynglingasaga are recognized by practically all adherents. These are: Winter Nights (in October, in some Icelandic sagas identified with Dísablót ), Midwinter (some time in December or January, often identified with Yule) and Sigrblot (some time in summer). Beyond this, the modern Icelandic festival of Þorrablót is sometimes considered a "pagan holiday". Suggestions for rituals suited for these various holidays were published by e.g. Edred Thorsson, ''A Book of Troth'' (1989) and by Kveldulf Gundarsson, ''Teutonic Religion'' (1993). James Chisholm (1989) published a suggestion for Ostara〔James Chisholm, "The Rites of Ostara: Possibilities for Today", ''Idunna'' 1, no. 4 (February 1989), 7-10. Chisholm argued for the reconstruction of the "sacred dramas" which he saw reflected in some Eddaic poems, although shorn of their sexual content by the Christian redactors. The revived neopagan ritual was again to be modified to suit "contemporary American sensibilities". Jeffrey Kaplan, ''Radical religion in America: millenarian movements from the far right to the children of Noah'', Syracuse University Press, 1997, ISBN 978-0-8156-0396-2, p. 76.〕 The following are examples of seasonal festivals as listed by notable adherents of American Asatru. ==Asatru Free Assembly== The seminal organization of American Asatru was Asatru Free Assembly, founded in 1974 by Stephen McNallen. The first attempt to provide a "Germanic" version of the Wiccan Wheel of the Year was made by McNallen in desktop-published documents between 1975-1976.〔according to a (2003 document ) by Bil Linzie .〕 The name "Yule" coincides with the Wiccan ''Wheel'' as the name has been taken by Wicca from the Germanic tradition in the first place. McNallen's "Summer Finding" later came to be popularly called Ostara both in Wicca and in Asatru. For the remaining items (other than "Midsummer"), McNallen sought to replace the Gaelic name used by Wiccans with a Germanic-inspired alternative. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ásatrú holidays」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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