Have you come out about your faith to your friends or family? If so, how did it go? Do you plan to come out or to keep it secret, if you have not yet come out about it?

The winter solstice of 2026 will be on 21 December. The next full moon after the new moon will be on 22 January, meaning that Jul in 2027 will be 22-25 January in the northern hemisphere.

Why did I research this in the middle of July? 🤷

This advice will be most applicable to Heathenry since that is my practice, but this can be applied as well to other traditions that honour land spirits.
Physical offerings to land spirits are of course traditional and good, but are not the only way to honour them. There are other ways to venerate them while also spending more time in nature. Note that where you live (city, town, village, etc) will determine how much you are able to do.

Picking up trash: simple and applicable to essentially any location. Can be low-effort.
Planting native plants: wonderful act to help boost local biodiversity and help species. Requires research and often money.
Gardening: in general taking care of plants is great practice for many reasons and is a great way to grow more respect for the land.
Prayer: the easiest action to do, just a simple acknowledgement of their existence and thanks for what they do can go a long way.

If you have any other ideas or practices, be sure to add to this list in the comments!

Heathenry can be very difficult to research due to the Germanic peoples of the past being largely illiterate and thus not leaving behind any records of their practices. This does not mean all is lost, however, though it is important to keep in mind the oldest records we have were written by Christians (and a Muslim). Here is a non-exhaustive list of some good sources on Germanic (mostly Norse) Polytheism! Feel free to add to this in the comments.

Books and Texts:
-The Poetic Edda (Norse)
-The Prose Edda (Norse, Christianised, Christian author)
-Nine Herbs Charm (Anglo-Saxon, Christianised)
-Old English Rune Poem (Anglo-Saxon, Christianised)
-Beowulf (Anglo-Saxon, Christianised)
-The Icelandic Sagas (Icelandic)
-Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness (Muslim author)
-Heimskringla (Norse, Christianised)

Websites:
-The Longship (Anglo-Saxon)
-Wind in the Worldtree (Anglo-Saxon)

YouTube:
-Dr. Jackson Crawford (Not Pagan but scholar, Norse)
-Ocean Keltoi (Norse, should be noted that he was involved in controversey but is a wonderful academic source and he cites sources)
-Arith Härger
-The Heathen Household

There is a very good guide on Reddit explaining reconstructionism that I also recommend.