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It is Mother Night, the first night of Yule (Jul)! This is a time to celebrate the cycle of the year, the fact that you've made it this far, and that the days will soon be getting longer! In addition to the traditional feast, what other things can you do on this glorious holiday?

You may see in popular Christian culture, various references to guardian angels. They claim these beneficent, cherub-like things flit around and try to fix stuff and keep their assignees out of trouble. However, if you look through their Bible, you won't find any of these creatures, and the angels you do find are rather horrific. So, where does the idea of guardian angels come from? Asatru has the answer.

This is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year. What does that mean for those of us who know the Old Gods? To us, this is Mother Night.