Deck the Halls of Valhalla (Ethereal)

As the nights draw longer and the cold sets in it is considered tradition to join among the fire and tell stories.  We sing songs, hold hands, and give words to the thoughts within our hearts; all in the hope that the long nights will become shorter and the sunlight will grow hot.

In the middle of these long nights, our imaginations run.  We speak of spectres from the past, of myths, legends, and the creatures that walk under the moon and stars.  We give voices to the things we see and hear, but cannot reason.

For Deck the Halls of Valhalla, we invite all bards to tell us their best winter themed stories.  Speak to us of your own spectres, creatures, myths and legends to entertain us in the long night.

This year our Viceregents and Bardic Champion will be judging on several parameters for the competition.  Two winners will be chosen from the competition:  best populace performance and the new Ostgardr Bardic Champion.

Ostgardr's Perez ben Meir Gershon has compiled a cookbook for the event:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JGsLKUWxFwSy2LQH_CFSUgggjz3qjqhk/view?usp=drivesdk

Schedule for the event (subject to change):

6:00-6:30:  Initial time for people to enter, left to master(s) of ceremony and socializing- Toasts
6:30:  Feasting and first round of classes

Feasting begins/General Social Area -main stage
First Round of Classes (45 minutes to 1 hour long): 

Historical clothing dye and color - Randve L’il Hammar -breakout room 1
SCA and Outreach Tactics- Armiger Catelin Straquhin - breakout room 2
Viking Women - Aurelia di Giovanni Bedici - breakout room 3
Hebrew Calendar - Berakha bat Mira v’Shlomo - breakout room 4

7:30:  Start of Bardic competition and second round of classes

Start of Bardic competition - Main Stage

Second Round of Classes (45 minutes to 1 hour long):

Sewing machine maintenance - Lord Albrecht Anker - breakout room 1
Beginners heraldry registration - Bóaire Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin - breakout room 2
Importance of color in 16th century clothing - Mistress Sofya Gianetta di Trieste - breakout room 3

8:00 - 8:30:  (tentative) End of classes

9:30:  End of bardic competition -main stage

Beginning of bardic circle -breakout room 1

Stump the minister -breakout room 2

10:30:  Announcement of champions, awarding for categories like decoration, costuming, table -main stage
- more socializing
11:00:  end

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