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On May 18th, 2008 Jotun's Bane Kindred held an Open Faining to Freyja at English Landing Park in Parkville, Missouri. This was our first open faining since we oathed as a Kindred...and it was exciting to have 15 people turn out for it...11 adults and 4 children. The day was beautiful, the faining went well, we had a picnic afterwards, and ended with a Symbel using Mead that Adam made. It was a great gathering for both the adults and children... Sarah and Rod run through the plan for the Faining with our Kindred...
Craig and Alex looking over their parts in the Faining.
Alex, in the white gazebo in the park waiting for everyone to arrive.
Danny and MJ, from Topeka came to the faining.
Bode, Tracy and Adam's son, and Craig...
Tracy with a big grin on her face... :-)
Lance, Tracy and Adam's son, and Nathan, Mark's son...playing in the sand.
The faining begins. Will, Adam, Lance, Bode, and Tracy.
Rod, talking about Freyja, and MJ, Danny, and Jamie.
Craig, Jason, and Sarah.
Our fire pit, burning and ready for sacrifices to Freyja.
Sarah sacrificing fine chocolates to Freyja.
Will, sacrificing (or gifting) to Freyja.
MJ, reading a poem she wrote for Freyja. She then sacrificed amber for the goddess.
Tracy with the horn, toasting to Freyja...
Adam, pouring from the horn in libation to Freyja.
Jamie, after her toast, drinking sweet chamborge from the horn.
Sarah, as the Gythja for this Faining, conducting the blessing...on Adam.
...a blessing on Will.
...a blessing on Jamie.
When Sarah was done, Rod conducted a blessing on Sarah.
"From the Gods, to the earth, to us...and from us, to the earth, to the Gods." Sarah returns the remaining chamborge to the earth at the base of a tree.
Mark and Adam. Adam brought two bottles from his first batch of Mead with him. It turned out great...
Craig, during Symbel. Jason and Will in the background.
Jamie during Symbel. Tracy, Nathan, Lance, Zane, and Adam behind her.
Alex and Sarah during Symbel...
We stuck around a big to talk. Will and Alex in the gazebo.
Rod, Jason, and Mark...
Alex and Sarah goofing around.
Mark and his son Nathan.
The kids are still playing, while the adults rest and talk. Rod and Tracy...
Bode, Lance, Zane, and Nathan really hit it off...playing like crazy for hours. Here's Nathan, who only stood still during the faining itself...and just barely.
We might as well end with an action shot...
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