The Ásatrú so­ci­ety in Ice­land conducted a spe­cial pa­gan cer­e­mony for the so­lar eclipse in Öskjuhlíð, Reyk­javík at the site of their new tem­ple. This was ac­com­pa­nied by a ground­break­ing cer­e­mony for the new tem­ple which will be the first Ásatrú tem­ple to be built in Eu­rope for a thou­sand years.

The solar eclipse is symbolic of light conquering darkness and symbolic rituals were performed such as sacrificing beer and butter to the gods. Drums were beaten and trumpets sounded to celebrate the sun and the spring equinox, an important new beginning in astrological terms.

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