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Pagan Community Notes: Week of Krampuslauf!… er, December 4, 2025
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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, Pagan Community Notes: The Cold Moon Is Here, but Krampusnacht Awaits!
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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, Pagan Community Notes: The Cold Moon Is Here, but Krampusnacht Awaits!
Archaeologists at Manching in Bavaria have uncovered a rare three-inch bronze warrior figurine. Cast over two millennia ago, the intricate statuette highlights Celtic artistry and craftsmanship, offering new insight into one of Europe’s greatest Iron Age settlements.
An ancient Celtic warrior likely received advanced medical care for his time, offering rare insight into early Iron Age healing practices and the privileges of elite status.
One Halloween, when I was young enough to still go trick-or-treating with my parents, a pair of boys from my school ran around my block chanting “Nazi! Nazi! Nazi!” while I stood there in my out-of-the-box Darth Vader or Spider-Man costume. When my dad was the age that I was then, he was in an extermination camp.
Like a “Sunday Catholic” who is extremely devout on Sunday mornings but lives a decidedly un-Christian life for the rest of the week, we can all too easily make grand speeches over the drinking horn at blót but neglect to put intention into action when we step out into the wider world. Are we honoring the ancestors in our lives? Or are we dishonoring them?