The Anglo Saxon name for February is Solmōnaþ, meaning month of hearthcakes (similar to cookies), and Bede wrote that cakes were offered to the Gods. Milk was mentioned among offerings to the Gods by Ahmad ibn Fadlan, and is still frequently offered in Hinduism today. It’s entirely possible that at some point, our ancestors literally left out milk and cookies for the Gods. Painting by Joseph Martin Kronheim, 1868. 𐃏
The Anglo Saxon name for February is Solmōnaþ, meaning month of hearthcakes (similar to cookies), and Bede wrote that cakes were offered to the Gods. Milk was mentioned among offerings to the Gods by Ahmad ibn Fadlan, and is still frequently offered in Hinduism today. It’s entirely possible that at some point, our ancestors literally left out milk and cookies for the Gods. Painting by Joseph Martin Kronheim, 1868. 𐃏
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