{"id":262281,"date":"2026-07-13T18:56:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/heathen-traditions-pennsylvania-dutch-robert-l-schreiwer-1\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:56:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:56:53","slug":"heathen-traditions-pennsylvania-dutch-robert-l-schreiwer-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/heathen-traditions-pennsylvania-dutch-robert-l-schreiwer-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Heathen Traditions Pennsylvania Dutch – Robert L Schreiwer (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Light a candle, then open your front and back doors (or windows if that is more appropriate\/safer) while calling to Holle to be your guest. End the ceremony with a special meal, making a plate for Holle. Observance of the Desecrated Shrines: Remembering This observance, which is unique to Urglaawe, isn\u2019t a celebratory holiday so much as an act of remembrance. It is in honor of the many gods and goddesses whose sacred shrines, temples, and images were desecrated or destroyed through acts of zealotry.<\/p>\n

Although the original context of this observance was the destruction of Germanic shrines to various deities by Saint Boniface, this Urglaawe ritual may be taken and adjusted to meet the needs of other traditions\u2019 and pantheons\u2019 deities whose shrines and sacred sites were also destroyed. This date was chosen because it is the feast day of St. Boniface, who was responsible for the destruction of the ancient Thor\u2019s Oak (Dunnereeche) in Hesse. The church\u2019s own lore tells the story: There stood at Geismar, not far from Fritzlar and Buraburg, an oak of extraordinary size, which was dedicated to Thor or Thunar, \u201cthe god of thunder,\u201d and was called Thunar\u2019s oak, or Donnereiche, i.e.<\/p>\n

Thor\u2019s oak, or the Thunder oak. Here from time immemorial the Hessians were wont to assemble for the worship of Thor. In the immediate vicinity was Wuodensberg (afterwards called Udenesberg, and later still Gudensberg), a conical hill, on the top of which was a circle of stones, within which the worship of Woden was carried on. Thus the place was the chief sanctuary of the Hessians, and had a character of peculiar sanctity.<\/p>\n

And as the principal town of the province, Maden or Mattium, where the national assemblies met, was in the neighbourhood, it was the most fitting place that could be selected for an open attack on the popular worship. Having made up his mind to fell this oak, Boniface repaired to the spot with his monks, not carrying as usual the Holy Scriptures in his hand, but armed with the formidable German axe.<\/p>\n

He made no secret of his purpose, and the report of the intended sacrilege quickly spread around. Thousands of Pagans flocked to the place, a few of the most zealous bent on preventing the offence to the god, but by far the greater part trusting to the god to revenge himself by striking his enemy dead on the spot; while others, whose belief in the gods had been shaken, watched anxiously for the result on which their faith was suspended; and others, again, looked confidently for the triumph of their newly found religion.<\/p>\n

Every eye was riveted on Boniface as he approached the sacred spot and amid solemn, breathless silence raised his arm, and struck a vigorous blow. The mighty trunk quivered, the branches shook, and a deep groan burst from the excited crowd. Then the monks fell to.<\/p>\n

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Robert L. Schreiwer is a cofounder of the Urglaawe tradition within Heathenry. He is a trained Braucher within the Oley Freindschaft guild and the founder of the Blobarrick Freindschaft of Braucherei and Hexerei. He also founded In-Reach Heathen Prison Services and Philadelphia Pagan Pride Day. He served as the Steersman (president and CEO) of The Troth from 2016 to 2022 and continues to serve The Troth as clergy and in advisory roles.<\/p>\n

He was a member of the team that authored Declaration 127. He is a senior manager of Heathens Against Hate and one of the managers of Philadelphia\u2019s Parade of Spirits. He is a special education teacher by day and an instructor of the Pennsylvania Dutch language at night. Michelle A. Jones is a Hex, an Urglaawe Ziewerin, and secretary of die Urglaawisch Sippschaft vum Distelfink. She has served on the boards of both Philadelphia Pagan Pride Day and South Jersey Pagan Pride Day.<\/p>\n

Michelle is a founding member of the Primitive Grove Circle eclectic coven based in South Jersey. She graduated from the Homestead Herbalism course at Farm at Coventry (now The Still Room at Pitch Pines). While there, her teacher and mentor emphasized the Deitsch herbal tradition. Stacey Lynne Stewart is a Ziewerin within Distelfink Sippschaft and a Braucherin who has a passion for herbalism, runes, and inclusive Heathenry. She is involved with several local Pagan Pride Day events, active with Heathens Against Hate, and is a past member of the High Rede of The Troth.<\/p>\n

Stacey started exploring Paganism at sixteen years old and spent over twenty years with Blue Star Wicca before she was drawn to Urglaawe. As an artist, she is actively creating Urglaawe art with an eye on traditional Pennsylvania Dutch styles and a foot firmly in the future. OceanofPDF.com OceanofPDF.com Heathen Traditions of the Pennsylvania Dutch: An Urglaawe Primer Copyright \u00a9 2026 by Robert L.<\/p>\n

Schreiwer, Michelle A. Jones & Stacey Lynne Stewart. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever, including internet usage, without written permission from Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd., except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems. First Edition First Printing, 2026 Cover design by Kevin R. Brown Interior illustrations by Athena Dugan Runes provided by the authors Llewellyn Publications is a registered trademark of Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.<\/p>\n

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