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Does your family know? (self.exchristian)

submitted 1 week ago by Flagstaff to c/[email protected]

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If so, how did they take it (I'm guessing "not well"), and where do things stand now?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

She called it Yule because she felt christmas was too commercialized.

Other than my baby sister, I know no other Norse pagans in the flesh. I do not worship, she does have an altar. I wear my mjolnir. I would love to find a non white power community of Norse Pagans. I do know other pagans, but spiritual beliefs are not something we discuss.

Edit to add: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Yule

My mom’s mom’s dad’s family was from Scotland. He grew up in Barbados, but from talking with my mom about him I think he spoke Scots, which likely could be where the Yule originated.

[–] Flagstaff 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh, Yule; okay, that I know. I had never seen it in your spellings before, so TIL.

That is also interesting that your sister followed almost precisely in your footsteps. Are you close?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Jul is Norse, Norwegian, Danish for Yule or christmas.

My Norse sister and I are very close, we would be closer if she was not an alcoholic.