{"id":8180,"date":"2018-07-07T13:13:51","date_gmt":"2018-07-07T11:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eheleite.com\/?p=8180"},"modified":"2023-05-10T20:29:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T18:29:43","slug":"heidnische-eheleite-am-7-juli-2018-in-bergen-an-der-dumme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eheleite.com\/en\/2018-07\/heidnische-eheleite-am-7-juli-2018-in-bergen-an-der-dumme.html","title":{"rendered":"Pagan Marriage on 7 July 2018 in Bergen an der Dumme"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our bridal couple Miriam and Wanja have been living in Norway for a long time already. However, in order to celebrate their wedding with friends and relatives, they have decided to get married in their old home. Therefore we gather in the southwestern Wendland in the small town of Bergen an der Dumme.<\/p>\n

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The 64 wedding guests and 23 of us want to celebrate a pagan ceremony with the newlyweds today. As Miriam and Wanja walk through the bridal arch, all guests rise from their seats and thus express respect and appreciation.<\/p>\n

During the ceremony, the wedding party follows our presentation on mythological backgrounds and the pagan culture. Accompanied by harp sounds, Miriam and Wanja swear eternal love and loyalty. This promise of marriage is sealed by a handfasting. A special band, especially made for the bridal couple, encloses both hands and therewith both lives.<\/p>\n

The Hotel Nigel invites to the celebrations, where the wedding banquet is taken in the midst of harp tunes. Now eheleite.com asks for the dance: Medieval dances for young and old warm everybody up. The guests do not make a fuss, and so it only takes a few minutes, until the entire party celebrates happily and moves to the floor.<\/p>\n

An evening torch dance offers the perfect preparation for the following flame celebration. The bridal couple passes through the torchlight path and thus the mythological cycle of the year.<\/p>\n

That is how the Lower Saxons are … We really loved to celebrate with you on this beautiful day. Dear Miriam and dear Wanja, may our ancient gods always protect you!<\/p>\n

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