Looking Forward to Joy
It’s Wonnetzeit, the time of joy, as we celebrate Frau Holle’s return from the Wild Hunt. As I drive over the hills and past the farms in my area, I […]
Tag Archives: Deitsch
Happy First Crocus Day 2017!
Happy First Crocus Day! May your coming year be filled with beauty, hope, and renewal. You’ve probably never heard of this holiday before. That’s because I made it up. One […]
30 Days for the Land: die Zusaagpflicht
The foundation of an Urglaawe view of the land is die Zusaagpflicht: the Sacred Duty or Sacred Promise. Unlike your typical oath, die Zusaagpflicht is not set down in specific […]
A Word a Day to Your Language Dreams
So you might have noticed that the subtitle of this blog states that it is a “Deitsch Culture, Language, and Spirituality blog”. That second term, language, hasn’t been getting a […]
The Pagan Experience: “H” is for “Hex Sign”
This post was inspired by a prompt at The Pagan Experience suggesting writing for the letters “G” or “H”. Chances are, if you’re at all familiar with anything related to […]
The Pagan Experience: “G” is for “Grundsau”
This post was inspired by a prompt at The Pagan Experience suggesting writing for the letters “G” or “H”. Well it probably doesn’t come as a surprise what my “G” […]
The Pagan Experience: “F” is for “Family”
This post was inspired by a prompt at The Pagan Experience suggesting writing for the letters “E” or “F”. Like many modern Americans, I have a complex relationship with the […]
Honoring Don Yoder, Pennsylvania Folklife Scholar
If you have any interest in Pennsylvania Dutch heritage, you’ve almost certainly heard the name Don Yoder. This giant of the folklore world died on August 11, 2015, and the […]
The Pagan Experience: “D” is for “Deitsch”
This entry was inspired by a prompt from The Pagan Experience. What does being Deitsch mean to me? Before I can answer that, I probably need to explain to you […]
Grundsaudaag 2015
Grundsaudaag, or Groundhog Day, in English, is remembered in modern times by a celebration that most people think of as a strange and silly custom, and nothing more. In Punxsutawney, […]
Grundsau Burrow 