"A British practice?" He questions when he hears Triple Goddess. He doesn't know the ins and outs of the practice but words sometimes stick out, especially deity names. The rest, he gets the feeling envoy means something between a Christian minister and Noaidi of his own people, but certainly of a different belief system. The combination works in the Fin's mind but he does latch on to the fact this is a new position. The nerves all made sense if he was leading spiritual festivities for his people the first time. He'd seen the same happen with a boy in his family group who was picking up the drums. "You're a new speaker for your people. We should celebrate!"
And by that Aarne meant drink and maybe eat, mostly drink. He's already pouring glasses of Mead for both of them, the cups shallow, wooden kuksa. He hands the first one to Mordred.
"I live where night and day are six months long." Cycles were probably different for the Saami than more southern cultures. "Beaivi, the sun goddess, is warmth, sanity and fertility. She made humans and reindeer to live in harmony and companionship with each other and the world. She can sometimes be a he when she wants to but she always comes to the people as a mother. Her husband, Bieggagallis, is unpredictable summer and brings the rain." He pauses here to not overwhelm someone who is unfamiliar. His own bandmember still took time to understand and digest the Finnish words.
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on 2021-05-02 02:40 am (UTC)And by that Aarne meant drink and maybe eat, mostly drink. He's already pouring glasses of Mead for both of them, the cups shallow, wooden kuksa. He hands the first one to Mordred.
"I live where night and day are six months long." Cycles were probably different for the Saami than more southern cultures. "Beaivi, the sun goddess, is warmth, sanity and fertility. She made humans and reindeer to live in harmony and companionship with each other and the world. She can sometimes be a he when she wants to but she always comes to the people as a mother. Her husband, Bieggagallis, is unpredictable summer and brings the rain." He pauses here to not overwhelm someone who is unfamiliar. His own bandmember still took time to understand and digest the Finnish words.