This video provides footage of the 5th Annual Ostara Trothmoot. The opening footage shows the festival attendees' processional to the ocean carrying the boat, which is to be sacrificed to Rán and hail in the return of spring. The modern Blót ritual is shown from calling the quarters to lighting the boat on fire before offering it to the sea, a Sumbel, and ending in Pasha leading the group in song. The next footage shows a Bokken event, followed by the awards and recognition ceremony. The evening closes with music from the Familiars (Pasha deSaix and Vampyre Mike). Footage from the business meeting on April 4 is shown, which includes updates from Canadian Andy Vickers, Freya Aswynn, and William Bainbridge. The tape ends with additional footage of Prudence Priest, Steerswoman of the Ring of Troth, getting everything ready.

This digital asset has been authorized by Prudence Priest to the Valdosta State University, Archives and Special Collections to be part of the Prudence Priest Collection of the New Age Movements, Occultism, and Spiritualism Research Library.

Subjects: California; Electronic records; Heathenry (Germanic paganism); Nonfiction films; Ostara Trothmoot; Ostara; Rituals; Spring festivals; Valdosta State University;

Creators: Priest, Prudence, 1951-; Familiar Productions (San Francisco, Calif.); Freye's Folk (Organization); Ring of Troth (Organization);