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Yggdrasil, the Norse Tree of life, later translated into Christian traditions.

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The folk ritual comprises having red bean porridge after offering it to the household spirits, the Ancient Roman equivalent of lares who were the good spirits of ancestors protecting their descendants, protecting the families from illness and curses. (2/3)

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The Snow Queen, ruler of the snow bees... Illustrations for Hans Christian Andersen's classic wintery fairytale by contemporary British illustrator Angela Barrett (b. 1955)

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In celebration of the upcoming winter solstice here is The Yule Goat by John Bauer. In later Scandinavian traditions the yule goat became a giver of presents. Does anyone know if this still happens?

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The Nisse from Scandinavian folklore is associated with the winter solstice and Christmas. They live on farms and will punish farmers who are lazy or disrespectful. In more recent times they deliver gifts. They're very fond of porridge with butter! 😋

🎨Nyström

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The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen is the tender, tragic tale of an impoverished, dying child set on a cold New Year’s Eve, with snow and frost.
🎨Jerry Pinkney Rachel Isadora
Anne Anderson Honor Appleton

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In midwinter our ancestors rejoiced, looking forward to the spring and the promise of bounty which the new sun promised.

‘Solstice’ roughly translates to ‘sun stands still’- as it was believed the sun was suspended in the sky on these occasions.

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- here comes the day/night when Saule turns on the year come back next year our sun goddess

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The Winter Solstice is the day that The Holly King is said to be at the height of his power, bringing death and cold to the land. At the Spring Equinox, his brother The Oak King will snatch his crown and begin his Summer reign.

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Snow babies were popular on cards in the early C20th. Created in Germany as cake decorations, their popularity spread due to the belief that the North Pole was reached in 1909. It is now known the expedition ended up about 60 miles away.

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OK I will not bug you anymore but here's one last for Can't help it I love these

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NINGYO Japanese 'human fish' Appears first in the Nihonshoki in Osaka in the year 619 as a fish child. Ningyo bring good fortune & in some cases immortality as in the myth of Happyaku bikuni, an 800 year old nun who ate a Ningyo as a child 🎨Hsu; Meyer

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"Lo, the evening has come down upon the shore
And in the fading light the seabirds come flying to their nests.
Who knows when the chains will be off,
and the boat, like the last glimmer of sunset,
vanish into the night?"

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Good Afternoon and fans - Love to see your posts and read your stories - hope your day is productive and whimsical

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Japanese koi fish, also called Japanese carp, are by themselves unremarkable, lackadaisical fish. But every once in a while, one becomes ambitious: if they can jump to the top of a waterfall, they transform into a dragon! This inspired the famed Pokemon Magikarp

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Oh my goodness theme is Sorry, I love them, so you are all going to have to look at my mermaid this evening.

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Always liked this illustration by John Bauer for the story “Agneta and the Sea King”. The fact that one never gets a good look at the Sea King’s face always made that character seem kind of ominous.

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Reverse Mermaid - a humorous spin on this ! 😉
The second image is actually a Magritte that became part of a bizarre press hoax in 1973: https://t.co/vcKfu0WvtZ
(I think we can agree we prefer original mermaids! 🙈)

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