"On Yule Eve the sonar-boar was led into the hall before the king; then people laid their hands on its bristles and made vows" (Heimskringla)

and maybe this old sacrifice is remembered by eating pig cookies or pig's heads on Christmas

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In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter, long ago.

Christina Rossetti❄️#ReadMoreWomen

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🌇 Join us to welcome the sunrise of midwinter at Cov Cathedral.

The winter solstice, seen as a time of rebirth and renewal will be performed by artists Méabh Meir & Emma Brennan as part of ' exhibition.

FREE tickets via: https://t.co/CqHd1ARP2f

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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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“Schwingerl voll Darm! Basket full of guts!”, Bloody Lucy cries, St Lucia's dark aspect, walking the fringes of the Bavarian Forest in the dark of Old Midwinter, now St Lucy’s Eve, disembowelling the little ones she catches, filling her schwingerl with their guts

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Less than one week is left until our students perform A Midwinters Dream!! If you haven't booked your tickets yet..what are you waiting for?! With all the elements of a great panto, as well as some original Shakespeare, it's sure to be a wild performance! https://t.co/X9lfBgRtFR

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Chaos has broken out as two particularly miserly fey have gone to war with each other, dragging numerous other Midwinter Fey into their squabbles, to ruin Christmas once more! Now on and Patreon, a Very Merry Christmas Set!

https://t.co/oKjWAI2bfT

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day 8 In the Bleak Midwinter is a banging carol but goes overboard on the snow which leads to this

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It's december again! Two years ago I wrote this midwinter festival fluff-piece with Marianne/Annette, cramming everything I love about winter into 4k words. It's still my favorite FE: Three Houses fic so I thought I mention it again!

https://t.co/5GDsqfmNjJ

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As we do some festive decorating of our own here at Privateer HQ, we thought we would spread the good cheer with a holiday Pendrake Encounter. Curl up by the fire and get your dice ready for a Midwinter Night's Dream.

https://t.co/jtDmrGsX2s

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Oldies but goodies. Commissioned pieces of orc druid Li'ham (left) and orc ranger Lee'hm (right) 💚. Will be open for art commissions at Midwinter Magic!

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Just picture a dog
Midwinter:
headlong, flying

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Retrogaming Memory! ❤

Title: Midwinter
Publisher: Rainbird
Version: Commodore Amiga
Year: 1990

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midwinter (link below)

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Midwinter - Landfall
A desperate fight for survival in a world changed beyond recognition, in the official comic prequel to the cult video game.

Get your copy here -> https://t.co/llMy2IsopV

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フィンランド産Melodic Death、Haunted Midwinter。
ちょっとB級臭いとか疾走パート少なめとかの不満はあれど、フィンランドらしいフックに富んだメロディは魅力。あまり前面に出ていないものの、Keyもフィンメロデスの王道といえる活躍をしている。

https://t.co/TPNkazvkTa

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just watched the ghosts christmas special and i bawled my eyes out during julians family speech and in the bleak midwinter

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