{"id":23908,"date":"2021-12-19T18:19:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T17:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asa-samfundet.se\/run-a-blot-kindred\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T19:03:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T18:03:11","slug":"run-a-blot-kindred","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asa-samfundet.se\/en\/run-a-blot-kindred\/","title":{"rendered":"To run a Bl\u00f3t Kindred"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Here is a little insight into how it can be to run a Bl\u00f3t Kindred<\/strong><strong> within the Nordic Asa-community, it is easy to think that it is<\/strong><strong> just and pull together a couple of good old men and women and out and hold<\/strong> <strong>a bl\u00f3t but in NAS\/NAC our ambition is that all Bl\u00f3t Kindreds should be run<\/strong><strong> in the same way so when you participate in an open bl\u00f3t you should<\/strong><strong> recognise yourself regardless of which Bl\u00f3t Kindred you visit, and to achieve<\/strong><strong> this, a little order is needed in the Bl\u00f3t Kindred.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>It is important to remember that being part of a Bl\u00f3t Kindred is not a right or a given, you join a tight group of people who through hard work try to drive and bring the Asatru in their area forward so it can grow even stronger, a group that is and works like a family, who always stand up and listen to each other in ups and downs. The honour of being part of such a group is exclusive and should be taken very seriously, you should consider carefully if you are really able and willing to take on the responsibility you get when you join a Bl\u00f3t Kindred.<br\/>It&#8217;s not a group you can just join without lifting a finger or belonging to just because it sounds \u2018cool\u2019. It requires commitment and a willingness to help.  <br\/><br\/>Running a Bl\u00f3t Kindred could be compared to running an association: you have a name, an objective, rules on the board, its composition (number of members and alternates), how it is elected, the decisions.<br\/><br\/>To make this work, you need a number of members, it is too much to do for one or two people as it can involve a lot of work with planning, purchasing, possible authorisation of information, everything that needs to be taken care of at the blot sites before the bl\u00f3t and after, transport\/carpooling, possible rental of premises, food\/barbecue area, etc.  <br\/><br\/>The Bl\u00f3t Kindred therefore needs to include a Bl\u00f3t Kindred leader, an event manager, a cashier, two bl\u00f3t officiants so a minimum of 5 members but more members are preferable so that the tasks can be more easily distributed, this considering that we all have our lives with families, jobs, businesses and perhaps other activities in our spare time in sports and other voluntary activities that occupy a lot of time of us, here is a small description of what it can look like in the division of labour depending on what role you have in the Bl\u00f3t Kindred.<br\/><br\/>Each Bl\u00f3t Kindred must have a leader who holds the Bl\u00f3t Kindred together, a person that members trust and want to take responsibility, someone that members can contact, who calls meetings, allocates tasks, plans the time for the bl\u00f3t and other activities within the Bl\u00f3t Kindred, reports to the NBR twice a year, keeps in touch with the DBR.<br\/><br\/>Someone in the Bl\u00f3t Kindred should be the event manager who makes sure to plan for the place where the bl\u00f3t will be held, if permission is needed from the authorities at the location of the bl\u00f3t, makes sure that materials are available, possibly food \/ premises \/ rent, place for guild, carpooling \/ transport, for example, if you are going to hold an open bl\u00f3t on Anundsh\u00f6g in Sweden and you expect to be many participants and you suspect that it will attract many spectators as it is a public place, it requires permission from the authorities. <br\/><br\/>Someone in the Bl\u00f3t Kindred must keep track of the finances so a cashier is needed who keeps track of the membership list, purchases of consumables, receipts, orders from the community, any fees within the Bl\u00f3t Kindred. <br\/><br\/>In the Bl\u00f3t Kindred, you preferably need to have two bl\u00f3t officiants as it is preferable for purely practical reasons that one is in charge of the bl\u00f3t and one assists, being a bl\u00f3t officiant can be quite burdensome, especially when it is a bl\u00f3t with many participants. There is quite a heavy responsibility on a bl\u00f3t officiant as a successful bl\u00f3t involves a lot of preparation, such as which powers to invite to participate in the bl\u00f3t, finding out facts about the place you are going to perform the bl\u00f3t, that you are well read and have practised the ceremony in advance, being able to speak and make yourself heard in front of the participants in the bl\u00f3t, you should also be on site well in advance so that you are mentally prepared so that you have had time too landed in the place and are not stressed because you have skimped on time for the preparation of the site. <br\/><br\/>In conclusion, I would like to say a few words about working in a group, in order to succeed in getting everyone to work together and get everyone to work in the same direction in a group or as in this case in a Bl\u00f3t Kindred, it is important to get to know each other what strengths and weaknesses exist in the group and who is suitable in the different roles, especially if you do not know each other before, and that you take the time to do so, the conditions for successfully running a Bl\u00f3t Kindred will increase significantly.<br\/><br\/>Good luck, Til \u00e1rs ok fri\u00f0ar!<br\/><br\/>If you have questions about starting or joining a Bl\u00f3t Kindred of the Nordic Asa-community, please contact the responsible DBR or NBR.<br\/>* DBR = District Bl\u00f3t Responsible<br\/>* NBR = National Bl\u00f3t Responsible.<\/p>\n\n<p>\/ Patrik Bergman, District Bl\u00f3t Responsible NAS District M\u00e4lardalen, Sweden 2021<br\/>Kristian Svensson Bl\u00f3t Kindred leader: Bl\u00f3t Kindred Sleipner, \u00d6sterg\u00f6tland, Sweden 2021<\/p>\n\n<p>This is available as a downloadable document, download the document <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/asa-samfundet.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nordiska_Asa-samfundet-Driva-blotlag-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong> (It\u00b4s in 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