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All <strong>the</strong>se Runic Letters should be liberally used for <strong>the</strong> Yuletide bak<strong>in</strong>g and for <strong>the</strong> decoration <strong>of</strong> Easter Eggsand presents:Hagall Rune: means The All Surround<strong>in</strong>g. Hagal(Germanic) literally means I destroy. Through <strong>the</strong>destruction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> enemy overall peace is achieved.Sig Rune: means victorious Sun and promises <strong>the</strong>w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g strength. The two Sig Runes on <strong>the</strong> flag <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>SS expre<strong>ss</strong> <strong>the</strong> old say<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> Sig und Sal, which is <strong>the</strong>redemption which lies <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> victory <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sun.Gibor Rune: is made up from <strong>the</strong> Sig Rune and <strong>the</strong> Is(ice) Rune, and is <strong>the</strong>refore a comb<strong>in</strong>ed Rune. The IsRune is <strong>the</strong> North-South l<strong>in</strong>e <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> year andsymbolises <strong>the</strong> <strong>life</strong>, or, <strong>in</strong> human terms, <strong>the</strong>personality. The Gibor Rune <strong>the</strong>refore stands for <strong>the</strong>w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g strength <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> personality.Tyr Rune: symbolises <strong>the</strong> Germanic God Of War, Tyr(= Ziu = Zeus), and its mean<strong>in</strong>g is self sacrifice for <strong>the</strong>sake <strong>of</strong> one's honour.Fa Rune or Fe Rune: Fe is to be found <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Germanicword Feod = farm animals. It symbolises all movablefarm<strong>in</strong>g goods, livestock, riches. The Fa Rune and TyrRune toge<strong>the</strong>r mean self sacrifice until death, despitematerial, worldly goods.Man Rune: Its lifted arms show <strong>the</strong> birth <strong>of</strong> a liv<strong>in</strong>gcreature.Yr Rune: Its arms po<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g downwards <strong>in</strong>dicate <strong>the</strong>death <strong>of</strong> a creature. The Man Rune and Yr Rune aretaken from <strong>the</strong> spokes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Year Wheel.Ing Rune: Ing means to be born, to stem from, and hasits use <strong>in</strong> today's German language as a suffix tohundreds <strong>of</strong> words. The Rune shows two <strong>life</strong> carriersl<strong>in</strong>ked up and is <strong>the</strong>refore used at wedd<strong>in</strong>gs.Odal Rune: Odal or Alod is <strong>the</strong> Germanic word for<strong>in</strong>heritance and k<strong>in</strong>ship. This is also its mean<strong>in</strong>g. Itstands for everyth<strong>in</strong>g that we connect with <strong>the</strong>Homeland, <strong>the</strong> <strong>family</strong> estate, <strong>the</strong> <strong>family</strong> farm, <strong>the</strong> soil,and so on.25. The Birthday CelebrationAlthough it does not rate amongst <strong>the</strong> great feast days <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> year, it deserves a mention here as it is a yearlycelebration for every member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>family</strong>.This feast day should be thoughtfully organised by all members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>family</strong>.The Jul Plate <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> birthday child, decorated with candles, should stand on <strong>the</strong> <strong>family</strong> chest, surrounded by smallpresents, <strong>the</strong> cake and flowers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> season. If a child's birthday is be<strong>in</strong>g celebrated, <strong>the</strong>re should be a small

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