Meaning: Sacrifice as devotion, the sacred act of letting go

The flame does not ask why—it only receives.
This is the day to give without expectation.
Burn what was once yours, and let it rise.
The gods remember smoke better than song.

Choose one thing to offer—physical or not.
It could be a page, a prayer, a memory.
What matters is the giving.
What matters is the fire.

Say: “This I give freely.”
Then release it.
The ancients burned first fruits and bitter regrets alike.
Let your flame carry both.

At dusk, light a single flame.
Watch it until it disappears.
Say nothing after it dies.
The silence is your seal.