happenings
ceremonies & celebrations
At Forest Star festival we celebrate summer solstice and honor the old nordic ways. We dress the midsummer pole with flowers and dance around it to celebrate life. Every year the Uhrla women will hold ceremony.
program coming
Uhrla women ceremony 2023
Freya. She has always been there, in many shapes and forms. As long as we can remember.
Before we got Christianized, before Odin sacrificed his eye, she was there and she was;
The All Mother, the All seeing.
She is Freya
It is time to spread Freyas great great wisdom!
Freyas medicine.
Prayer to Freya
Freya, o Vanadis
You, who are spirited with the animals
Nature is your temple
You, who wield the power of the warrioress
You, our great guarding mother
You, who dance with death
Ruler of life
May we all share in your strength
and let us all unite in Folkvagn
Allt är Ett - Ett är allt - Uhrla Women
Elisabeth Johansson:
Midsummer Folksinger
During the midsummer celebration Elisabeth Johansson will sing traditional Swedish folksongs while we dance around the midsummer pole. She is a local folksinger and teacher, who has made a huge impact on the community by her kind heart and wisdom. For many people she is a hero.
Elisabeth has been singing at Forest Star Festival since the beginning and we are so grateful to have her!