nsdap-the-celebrations-in-the-life-of-the-ss-family

The Celebrations In The Life Of The SS FamilyThis publication explains the meaning of the different celebrations and gives guidance to the families of how tocelebrate these occasions in the right spirit. Through reading this booklet, every SS Man and SS Woman shouldcome to a deeper understanding of these celebrations.This booklet should provide a constant companion especially for the women, as most of the preparations will fallto them.The knowledge of the customs of our forefathers gives us inner peace; keeping to these customs gives usdirection and strength.F. WeitzelSS Lieutenant General.2. Annual Feasts Of The SS Family -- The Yearly CycleSince time immemorial our forefathers worshipped the Sun as giver of life and warmth. Like a golden disk itshone above them, like a wheel it rolled across the sky.The Sun determines the passing of every day, and its path is itself a circle. It draws longer and shorter linesaround the Earth. At 6 a.m. we can see it in the East, at 12 noon in the South, at 6 p.m. in the West, and atmidnight, during the summer, in the far North, where it ends its daily cycle.Furthermore our ancestors saw the passing of the whole year as points on a wheel. That was the old wheelcalendar, which could be seen on the horizon. During the Winter Solstice the Sun appears in the Arctic North fora short time on the southern point; during Midsummer Day it is on the northern point. The connection of thesepoints gives the North-South line of the horizon.In our latitudes the Sun rises on the Midsummer and Midwinter Days in the Northeast and the Southeast, andthen sets in the Northwest and Southwest. The connecting lines of these points form an X: divide the alreadydivided circle into 6 parts (the Malkreuz -- marked cross), and from there follows the age old sign of the wheel:then remove the outer Circle and you have the Hagall Rune:From the far North our ancestors brought with them a foundational experience which became very important for