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In the modern Pagan movement of Heathenry there are a number of holidays celebrated by different groups and individuals. The most widely observed are based on ancient Germanic practices described in historical accounts or folk practices; however, some adherents also incorporate innovations from the 20th and 21st centuries.

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original celebrations of Yule to the Wild Hunt, the god Odin, and the heathen Anglo-Saxon Mōdraniht ("Mothers' Night"). The term Yule and cognates are...

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5 March, inclusive. The national holidays did not change, but they now converted five regular work days into holidays within three six-day weeks (none...

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Retrieved January 22, 2012. "Little Mosque on the Prairie Episode 500 A Holiday Story". CBC. 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2012-11-05. "Little Mosque on the Prairie...

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Gentile

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to describe outsiders. More rarely, the term is used as a synonym for heathen or pagan. As a term used to describe non-members of a religious/ethnic...

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members Gem Archer on guitar and Andy Bell on bass, the group released Heathen Chemistry in 2002, which featured songwriting contributions from all band...

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Midsummer

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following order: "Where experience herefore have shown, that after the old heathen use, on John's day in every year, in the country, as well in towns as villages...

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in 1994. Many of the assembly's doctrines, heavily criticized by most heathens, are based on ethnicity, an approach it calls "folkish". Once headquartered...

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