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Lokean Holidays
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With holiday season coming up across all cultures, I have decided to do a little something in honor of one of my own dedicated deities — Loki. Following the holiday theme (and looking forward to one of my favorite Loki festivals), today's post is all about Loki-specific holidays.
I will start off by saying that He does not have any known traditional holidays. We have no surviving evidence of any Loki-specific Holidays, and few evidence of Loki even being worshipped in ancient times.
So keep in mind these are all modern holidays that many lokeans (those who follow Loki) have adopted.
It's also important to note that not every lokean follows all, if any of these.
And lastly, I won't mention any of the usual norse pagan holidays, but you can definitely still honor Loki on those alongside other norse deities. It's just that they are not specific to him.
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Loki Fool's Day
April 1st
This was probably one of the first lokean holidays created, in honor of Loki as a Trickster and deity of Mischief.
It was proposed by Dagulf Loptson in his book "Playing with Fire", but I believe many of Loki's followers already thought of Loki during April Fool's before that.
Ideas:
Have fun
Play games
Make jokes and pull tricks
Reflect on Loki as a trickster deity and the trickster archetype in all its forms
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Lokabrenna
July – August (roughly)
The star Sirius was known to the norse people as Lokabrenna ("burning done by Loki", "Loki's torch"). The star would be gone for one half of the year, so when it reappeared at its highest point, that would be the date of Lokabrenna. Because of the connection to Loki's name, the day of Lokabrenna became a modern lokean holiday.
The date varies because it's connected to when the star Sirius shows up in the sky, so it depends on location.
In the southern hemisphere, Sirius can be seen throughout the year. In this case, Lokabrenna can be celebrated when it shows during both morning and evening, rising with the Sun.
You can adopt a date between the beginning of July to the end of August for convenience.
The following reddit post (at r/lokean) details one way you can find out the day of Lokabrenna for your location:
Ideas:
Prapare a ritual for Loki
Celebrate the comming season (summer in northern hemisphere, winter in southern hemisphere)
Meditate on Loki as a fire good and bringer of light, knowledge and creativity
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Loki Sponge Cake Day
September 4th
TW: brief mention of bullying
This holiday popped up in the community as an anti-bullying holiday. Basically, this happened because someone got mad at a lokean who got some store bought sponge cake as an offering to Loki and shamed them for it.
So this is a holiday to commemorate modern offerings and promote anti-bullying.
Ideas:
Anti-bullying awareness.
Get some store bought cake or other modern stuff to give as offerings and celebrate
Reflect on Loki as a deity of the Outcasts
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Loki's Holiday
December 13th
This holiday was proposed by Dagulf Loptson in his book "Playing with Fire".
This is because, on Dec 13th in Scandinavia, there is the feast of St. Lucia and the festival of light, which would symbolize the coming of light in the midst of darkness.
In his book Loptson states that he had asked Loki if there was a special day he could celebrate him, and the answer was Dec 13th, which he later learned was the day of St. Lucia.
So yes, this is the author's UPG, but it was widely adopted by the community.
In scandinavian countries the date also used to mark the Winter Solstice. As the longest night of the year, it was believed that all sorts of foul creatures would roam the earth, and the bringing of light could symbolize safety and the hope of warmer days to come.
While Loki and Lucia may not be directly related, they share a relation in the sense that they may come as "light bearers". Thus, many lokeans find it fitting to honor Loki on this day.
Ideas:
Celebrate the coming of light and Loki as a deity that brings fire, warmth and light
Give gingerbread treats, cakes, cookies, sweets, etc, as offerings
Celebrate with other Lokeans!
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Loki and Sigyn — 4th Day of Yule
December 23th
art by Ksenia Svincova
There is actually very little information on this holiday and how it came to be, and not many lokeans celebrate it.
So you may take this with a grain of salt.
From what I could find this one is actually tied to celebrating the 4th day of Yule and it honors both Loki and Sigyn.
It is a day to celebrate love (especially queer love) and devotion, as Sigyn loved Loki unconditionally, despite everything that he did and that had happened to him.
Supposedly, it also coincides with Saturnalia (Roman holiday, Dec 17th-23th), a day where social order is turned upside down — which is very much a Loki thing to do, as demonstrated in Lokasenna.
That said, I personally don't think the correlation with Saturnalia fits most heathens' practice. But Sigyn and Loki's relationship is highly defined by Her actions after Lokasenna, so I can see how you could make a connection.
Ideas:
Celebrate love, queer love
Pour libations
Do healing work and cleansing rituals
Celebrate Loki and Sigyn's union
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That concludes this post. Even if you do not work with, worship, or follow Loki, I hope you enjoyed the post!
Thank you for reading!
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A very tired Jen attending tonight’s #lokifest presentations. I’m learning a lot this week and so grateful for the space to express my spiritual and magical self without judgement. Thank you to all the organizers, presenters, and participants. I appreciate the knowledge and the welcoming space. #loki #lokean #magic #personal #selfie (at Salem, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmQWhyfsAbW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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will there be a Loki's Torch Vol 4, and if so, when will it be published? (I'm in UK, and have obtained previous vols via Magcloud)
Hello! I'm sorry I haven't been active much lately. I hope to become more active soon.
Loki's Torch Volume 4 actually just got published on December 13th! Currently, LokiFest is underway (an online celebration/gathering).
Currently, the Facebook group is voting on a theme for Volume V. Please find yourself welcome with the rest of us in Loki's Wyrdlings! :3
Also, if you're interested, Loki University has had quite a revamp.
Here's all the links for all the things! Feel free to share. :3
Loki Publications on MagCloud (Including our first Coloring Book!!)
Loki University (Current, Temporary Link)
https://lokiuniversity.wordpress.com/
Loki University (Currently Closed, Future Intended Link)
http://lokiuniversity.proboards.com/
Loki's Wyrdlings, our Facebook Group (where you can share, stay up to date on community events, vote for Loki's Torch volume themes, etc.!)
Let me know if you have more questions. ^v^
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come to Lokifest i have.. two artists.
(this is so funny I only listened to the same album with these two for the whole month without noticing)
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Loki Fest brings pranks jokes, and more! Forn Sidr of America would like to wish everyone a fun (and safe!) Loki Fest! To read more about this holiday and how to celebrate check out our blog post!
We wanna hear from you!
Tell us how you celebrate the topsy turvy energy of our most complex and beloved trickster we'll share it!
Be sure to @FornSidrAmerica and tag your post #LokiFest!
#lokifest#loki fest#loki#lokean#heathenry#norse#forn sidr#american forn sidr#april fools#spongecakegate
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LokiFest 2020, Online and Free
LokiFest 2020, Online and Free
Yes, it’s that time of year again! The star Lokabrenna, otherwise known as Sirius, will be rising in August. And we Lokeans will be hanging out on Zoom for five days, doing what Lokeans do. (And doing it very well, I might add.)
For more info, go here:
https://ladyofthelake.blog/2020/07/14/lokifest-2020-online-and-free/
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Stefan Christensen & Friends hit the road a little in the coming weeks. Will have test pressings of upcoming 12′’ EP on e/n.
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED!! As requested by the Lokean community during 2021 LokiFest, we are piecing together a Loki-themed coloring book. Any artwork featuring Loki, his family, and any/all deities of the Norse pantheon are welcome. Activity pages are also welcome. The cover art for this book will be selected from the submitted artwork.
Please make sure that all artwork conforms to the following requirements:
All artwork must be black and white
All artwork must be of quality 300 dpi or higher
All artwork must fit on a single 8×11 page
All artwork must have a miniature version of the artist’s signature at the top OR bottom of the page
Potential activities that you can create to include in this coloring book:
Mazes
Crossword puzzles
Word searches
Connect-the-Dots
Tic-tac-toe
Spot the difference
Word scrambles
Color-by-Number
Please email all submissions to [email protected] with the Subject Line: Fractals Coloring Book Submission
Submissions are now open and will close JULY 12th, 2022. The projected publication date for this collection is AUGUST 12th, 2022.
Note: Any submission that does not adhere to the above guidelines will not be considered for publication. Please double-check all your work before you submit it.
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I apologize that this notice is so last-minute. I just wanted to throw it all out there for everyone to be able to participate. ^^
Artwork done by me wonderful mum. <3
(Please excuse the typo. XD )
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LokiFest Conference
LokiFest is an online conference organized by Amy Marsh, who is part of the production team for Loki’s Torch. It is a 5-day event running from tomorrow, August 5th, to Friday, August 9th from 6pm – 9pm EST (schedule is listed in PST as she lives on the West Coast).
On August 8th, I will be giving a presentation entitled The Importance of Discernment and the Danger of Imposters. I will be…
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