{"id":5777,"date":"2016-02-07T11:34:13","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T10:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eheleite.com\/?p=5777"},"modified":"2017-09-27T13:11:51","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T11:11:51","slug":"handfasting-in-der-festung-spandau-am-06-februar-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eheleite.com\/en\/2016-02\/handfasting-in-der-festung-spandau-am-06-februar-2016.html","title":{"rendered":"Handfasting in the Fortress of Spandau on 06 February 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For Christin’s and Benjamin’s marriage we traveled to the fortress in Berlin-Spandau on Saturday, to the so-called Citadel. The structure of the festival ground faced us with some challenges, because we could not carry out any groundwork on that historic, World Cultural Heritage protected site.<\/p>\n

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The root of the Irminsul was also not allowed to be brought into the ground; of course it was still supposed to stand secure. Therefore our construction battalion did things in style and found appropriate ways and means. For our Irminsul a base made of concrete had been poured in advance, which ultimately brought 226 kg on the scales. We did the same for the bridal arch in a somewhat lighter version. The Germanic-Pagan World Tree<\/em> stood secure now, the ceremony could begin.<\/p>\n

After the bridal couple had opened the beginning of the celebrations with a commemoration for the ancestors, 21 of us, 57 wedding guests and our bridal couple Christin and Benjamin arrived on the festival ground at 17:15.<\/p>\n

Our three spokeswomen went into detail on the historical background of a pagan marriage and explained the corresponding mythology. When Benjamin and Christin went down the aisle, swore mutual fidelity and were joined in a handfasting by the priestess, not only the two witnesses Serena and Heiko testified their presence, but also all guests loudly expressed their approval to the marriage covenant.<\/p>\n

We would like to say a big thank you to the team of the Historical Restaurant \u201cZitadellensch\u00e4nke\u201d<\/a> for the rich support on the spot; and of course to all wedding guests, who attended our ceremony so focused and disciplined.<\/p>\n

Pictures of the Pagan Ceremony<\/h2>\n