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Feast of Vali(00:00 - February 14th, 2012)This feast originally celebrated the death of Hothr at the hands of Vali. Hothr (often called Hod) is the brother of the bright and beautiful Baldur in Norse mythology. Hothr was the god that shot the mistletoe arrow that killed Baldur.
The legend goes that the goddess Frigg made everything in existence swear allegience to Baldur and never harm him. Mistletoe was the only thing that she could not ask to swear this, as it was too young to demand an oath from. Loki, the (sometimes) evil trickster god, used this 'oversight' to suit his purposes. He helped Hothr make a mistletoe arrow and got him to shoot it at Baldur, telling him that it couldn't harm him and reminding him that all the other gods had been joking around and firing missiles at Baldur so they could watch them fail. The mistletoe arrow hit Baldur in the eye and killed him instantly.
Vali was the offspring of Odin and the giantess Rindr. Vali grew from a baby to adulthood in a day and revenged his half-brother Baldur by slaying Hothr.
This festival is a celebration of the return of the sun and its triumph over the winter darkness. Asatru (modern-day 'Heathen' followers of the Norse faith) will exchange gifts and cards as well as renew marriage vows or marry.
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