Chapter 306 - A New Ancestor Blot Festival

Einar, who was working hard in his office, proudly looked at the protocol for the development of the Ancestor Blot that he would celebrate tomorrow, and that would be developed in all the towns at the same time.

Einar's first action on the new Ancestor Blot was to standardize the ritual so that it was quick and easy to do.

So any warrior is going to be able to do it for this and to avoid failures in the festival, Einar Asgot's father-in-law trained a group of volunteer warriors for a few weeks.

They would learn everything necessary to do the Ancestor Blot and the Yule festival by following the steps that Einar will give them.

To begin, the ritual would begin with the chimes to invite the spirits of the ancestors. Later liquor will be offered, which will be spilled.

Unlike last year, where an animal sacrifice was made, Einar could not use that same technique because of the large number of Christian slaves on the island.

Although Einar is a messiah and a herald, in the eyes of his population, he has to maintain a balance, which is why he will borrow a Mexican tradition.

El dia de muertos, where the dead return from the Underworld to visit their relatives, the most characteristic of this celebration is the altar.

That is why in the Ancestor Blot, it is a ritual to thank the ancestors for their help of the year and future help.

An altar will be made in honor of the ancestors, where the Godi who is doing the ceremony places two wooden figures.

One of a woman and one of a man, these two figurines will represent the ancestors. Later, bread, alcohol and food will be placed.

At the end, the altar will be left on the platform overnight so that the ancestors can spend time with their families.

Being a modified Nordic tradition, it would also become mandatory for the Nordic Christian religion.

The only difference from the Ancestor Blot ritual is that the name was changed to Arrival of the Souls.

In essence, it was the same ritual, a way to thank the ancestors who visit us and a way to spend time with them only that day.

How Nordic Einar would promote that death was respected but not feared, because it is something natural that we have guaranteed.

Living in fear of not knowing when you are going to die would avoid enjoying life.

Although he had done the protocols, he still couldn't sleep because he had to work with the printer to make copies of the document.

He was also somewhat busy with something else important, as he would give a speech announcing the beginning of the reform of the Nordic religion.

He had already been working with his father-in-law in this splendid work, but with the announcement, it would be reported that from April of the following year, the book of Nordic scriptures would be published.

A bible-like text with a standardization of the gods and myths would be an enormous book of a few hundred pages.

Also, from January of the following year, the construction of the Nordic Christian churches and the Nordic religion would begin.

Because he is the point of union of the two religions, altars would be created in the Christian churches of Odin and in the Nordic churches altars with the figure of the divine Trinity would be created.

In the end, what he would try to do was create a state religion that would promote nationalism. The two religions would be almost the same.

But the difference would be in what each person has faith. He did it this way for two reasons.

The Nordic Christian religion would be the main and dominant religion of the conquered territories of the Faroe Islands, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Britain.

It would also be an important blocking point to prevent Roman Christianity or any other religion from entering the Nordic core.

While the Nordic church would be the dominant religion of the conquered territories in the Americas as its most friendly approach to nature.

It would be perfect for integrating the shamanic religions of the indigenous tribes of the north, while it might be easier to integrate the Mayan and Nahuatl religions.

Well, these two religions are born from the myth created by the Olmecs, the mother civilization of Mesoamerica, the area that is currently central and southern Mexico and the northern part of Central America.

As for the Andean religions, Einar was not very sure if they could work, since they had the sun as their fundamental belief.

But he would try when the time came. The new Nordic religion would also create the figure of the warrior priest and war priestess.

The two of them would be the members of the religion trained to proselytize in dangerous areas, where the natives can be dangerous.

Sometimes peace cannot be used, so a heavy hand will have to be used.

Perhaps many in the future will complain, but unlike the Christianity carried by the Europeans, the Nordic religion is inclusive.

It will not erase the culture of the conquered tribes or nations, it will simply absorb them and integrate them into the Nordic nation.

For most of the people who conquer the American continent will be Native Americans or their children, not Europeans or other races.

Because there is not enough population to accomplish that feat, the Nordic nation therefore does not distinguish between races or colors.

It is the purest idea of ​​nationalism and patriotic ideas. If Einar had to compare it, the closest thing would be the creation of the cosmic race by José Vasconcelos.

A Mexican nationalist from the beginning of the century who said that the cosmic race was the combination of all races to form the perfect race.

Of course, Einar will not be so retrograde to create ideologies based on ethnicity, because in a world with a small population and a gigantic continent for conquer, it would be suicide.

It is best to establish that anyone born in the Nordic empire will be Nordic.

Regardless of any racial, social or gender factor.

When he finished doing his homework, Einar stretched out his hands and went to sleep because tomorrow he will have to perform the new ritual.

The next day in the afternoon and after having prepared everything for the new ritual, Einar went up to the platform where there were some cauldrons lit with green and purple fires.

He was dressed in a completely white garment whose only color came from a purple cape that was on his shoulders.

All new slaves and second-class citizens who were curious to see the messiah Einar ritual.

They were already quite surprised by the colored fire they were looking at as well as the clothes Einar was wearing.

So no one dared to speak when Einar was standing in the middle of the platform.

Einar, who was nervous about the thousands of people in the central plaza, just sighed and raised his hand while holding a bell.

At that moment he rang the bell three times, after that he left the bell on the table and took a glass goblet containing herbal liqueur.

Lifting it in front of everyone, he screamed with all his might.

"Today, we are gathered to celebrate the arrival of our ancestors from the place where they have gone to rest after death.

This day is special because it is a day to thank our ancestors for everything they have done for us. We must always be grateful for everything we have because if we only ask for wishes, the ancestors will be disappointed.

That is why, to thank to them and to show that our ancestors are with us, I gave this offering to the ancestors. "

At that moment, Einar threw half of the herbal liquor on the ground and subsequently drank the rest of the herbal liquor in the glass.

"With this gratitude made, it is time to give thanks for everything that our ancestors will help us in the future.

For they will always be concerned about us, because in their eyes we are their descendants, the proof that their legacies were inherited.

To thank the well-being that we will have next year, I will make a small altar which will be there all night. While the ancestors are with us, they will be able to eat and drink from the altar.

In the morning, the altar will be burned and all its ashes will be used for the next cycle of farming in the field, because in those ashes is the blessing of the ancestors. "

After this Einar arranged the altar. Following the parameters he had prepared, he placed the representative figures of the ancestors.

Later, he placed a plate of fried fish, a loaf of bread, and a jug of herbal liqueur.

At the end he turned around and raised his hands "Now that the altar for our ancestors is finished, I hope that everyone can enjoy the food and drink that was prepared for all of you."

At that moment, hundreds of slaves and servants emerged from the old great hall, carrying trays of fish burritos and diluted liquor.

Although Einar wanted to make a bigger meal like last year because of the dangerous increase in population, he had to resort to a meal that is easy to prepare and that will not create a food shortage.

For this, he made the wheat flour tortillas with rye and oats. The fish had only salt and ginger as a condiment. What all the burritos had were mayonnaise and cheese.

The herbal liqueur, although it had been diluted, was made with only three quarters of water, so it maintained a subtle liqueur flavor where the water was not perceptible.

Despite the lack of materials for the ceremony, Christian slaves and Norse citizens enjoyed the ceremony and feverishly believed that their ancestors were with them.

Even Einar thought he felt his daughter Erika's hand on his shoulder for a few moments.