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The Dísablót was a sacrificial festival celebrated in Scandinavia since prehistoric times in honour of the Valkyries and the feminine spirits or goddesses known as Dísir. It was done to improve the upcoming harvest. In Uppsala, Sweden, there is still a celebration in the name of Disting, an annual fair. Dísablót has been cited in Hervarar saga, Víga-Glúms saga, Egils saga and the Heimskringla. The Dísablót seems to have taken place either during the Vernal Equinox or during the Winter Nights. Given that women were thought to play the practically sole position of priestesses in the Germanic paganism, it was assumed that women performed the ceremonial rites. The Ynglinga saga part of Heimskringla, however, claims that the Swedish king, who was serving as the High Priest at the Temple of Uppsala, carried out the rituals. The Ynglinga saga makes reference to the Dísarsalr or the shrine where the Dísir were worshiped. The Dísablót played a significant political and social role in Sweden. Gamla Uppsala hosted the celebrations towards the end of February or the beginning of March. The Anglo-Saxon Modranect (Mothers Night, Mōdraniht) is related to the Scandinavian Dísablót. Blot-Monath was the name of the Anglo-Saxon month that is roughly equal to November.

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