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The Lady of the Cold from Tove Jansson's book 'Moominland Midwinter' (1957) brings ice and snow to Moominvalley. She is described as extremely beautiful, however if you look into her eyes she will instantly freeze you to death

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In myth, the winter season has been associated with numerous deities - Greek god of winter, Boreas; Norse god, Ullr; Celtic goddesses Cailleach and Beira. Over time, the old gods and goddesses of winter transformed into Old Man Winter/ Jack Frost
art: baklaher

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Oscar Wilde wrote a fairy tale called "The Selfish Giant" about a giant who won't let anyone enter his garden. Miss Spring can't enter the garden, so Old Man Winter stays there. Then children sneak in to play & the snow melts, bringing Miss Spring at last.

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Deda Mraz known as "Father Frost" in eastern European folklore, Zima (Winter) is believed to be his wife. From November - March, he's so powerful, that even the Sun is shy of Him as he "paints" wonderful ornaments on glass, freezes ponds & rivers with icy frost.

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Christmas Goblin
Josué Macías✍️

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Yule is a time for a the whole hog: from the Baltic states to Belmullet, pigs are traditional foods for the winter time. Many tie this to Frey, god of fertility and plenty, who rode a golden boar, and the spread of Yuletide traditions by Germanic peoples.

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The Yule Cat prowls, let loose from Gryla'a cottage in Iceland. The massive cat stalks the night, looking for those without new clothes to wear: so be proud of your new new sweater and socks, safe in the knowledge the Cat prowls not for thee.

🖼: IrenHorrors

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For Christmas cards and seasonal advertising, Krampus long captured the European imagination. It seems he has a way with the ladies...?

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The White Witch conquered Narnia and turned all who opposed her into stone. Her reign lasted 100 years before she found Edmund, a son of Adam in the woods. Then she knew the prophecy of her undoing was coming to pass.

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When I see these, I think:
Krampus has beautiful eyes in the 1st postcard
& I want to hitch a sweet ride w/Krampus & St. Nick in the 2nd postcard.

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Wendigo- this Native American monster lured the freezing and starving to him in the forests with animal sounds or the false promise of warmth. And yes, going with the old X-Men rendition for the art!

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❄️ The Yule Goat ❄️by David Procter.

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❄️⚔️❄️Queen Jadis, the White Witch of Narnia, who ruled the land with an enchanted, endless Winter.

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Marked with a large avian foot, Perchta is a either a beautiful woman or haggard old woman who comes during the holiday season, especially for women who spin despite taboos against spinning during the Days of Christmas.

🖼: J. Dupp

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FRAU PERCHTA
.. of Austrian and Bavarian tradition, the female counterpart of Krampus, depicted as a crone, with an iron beaked nose, she prowls the streets around Yule time, a sinister figure, whatever you do..do NOT cross her..#FairyTaleFlash

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There is an old tale that once the shy little snowdrop did the snow a great kindness, by offering up its colour when all the brighter flowers had sneeringly refused. In return the snow protected the snowdrop from the harshness of winter. Img: Cicely Mary Barker

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On this a theory for why the English like ghost stories at Christmas: This may be based on an old custom. In the 8thC St Bede wrote that Anglo-Saxons left food on tables overnight during the Xmas season so that visiting spirits could partake of the feast……

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In his dark stories he is a cruel wizard of winter, capable of kidnapping children, and only returning them when their parents provided him with gifts.

A good source of this is Nikolai Nekrasov’s poem “Moroz – Red Nose

🎨 by Matorin Nikolay Vasilyevich 

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In the Borders, there dwells the Gyr-Carling, a witch, some say, a downright ogress, all agree, greedy ‘vpoun Christiane menis flesche’. During Christmastide, long-nebbed Gyr-Carling enters homes to steal all knitting unfinished until New Year!

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