A time to get ready for the long winter. This is also the beginning of strong stormy weather patterns. M arks the first day of the Runic Calendar of the New Year. This is time of harvest and reaping the rewards of hard work. Time to prepare for the primal harshness of winter.
Preparation is everything to survive the sparseness of wintertime.
There is a particular order to toasting, boasting, thankfulness, honoring those present, and ancestors that passed over including especially the Disir. Glastonbury dedicated to Dr. William Evan Martin Handfasting Handfasals, Weddings, etc.