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This is Loretta btw, she’s my 50s housewife slasher/cannibal

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2020-12-11

That's the end of a wintery 🎅

Today's theme was Winter Festivals from around the world! Ghosts of Christmas, feasts of Yule, and monsters of Iceland! A holiday treat for all ❄️⛄️❄️

This is signing off. Happy Holidays friend 🎄

🎨? c 1900

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2020-12-10

One of the oldest, wildest and scariest winter festivals must be the legendary Wild Hunt of European folklore - ghostly flying animal figures often led by the god Odin. Some speculate it may have been the inspiration for Santa Claus

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2020-12-11

A lovely dark Christmas episode of the podcast with 'Bad Santas' author about winter festivals (including the scary Krampus run) and the creepy winter folklore characters in them https://t.co/v7EyxQySgh

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2020-12-11

It's the season and it's time for a

I'm not uploading a new one but here are 2 versions of Christmas: The Good and the Creepy!

Look at the images and let them be your

https://t.co/LPncBkmgSE

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2020-12-11

Christmas Eve Ghost stories - about darker, older, more fundamental times: winter, death, rebirth near the darkest day of the year, when the dead might understandably have more access to the living.

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2020-12-11

Takarabune (宝船) is a mythical ship of 7 Gods of Fortune. Putting a Takarabune pic under your pillow during the 1st 3 days of the new year will boost your chances of seeing Mt. Fuji, a hawk or an eggplant as your first dream, which will make 2021 a good year.

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2020-12-10

Finns and Karelians also had their fair share of reindeer tales and songs, like the Songs of Vaadin. Vaadin was created by Seppo Ilmarinen (of Finnish epic poem Kalevala fame) to assist him on his journeys for knowledge.

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2020-12-10

Thank you all for a fabulous festive morning! This is off to collect some holly to balance the ivy! I wish you all a warm+safe winter however you celebrate+thank you to for having me as a host! Marvellous will be with you at 1pm 💫🎄

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2020-12-10

CALLICANTZAROS Winged demon & vampiric being confined to the underworld; only emerging for 12 days from 25th Dec to 7th Jan. The Greek Callicantzaros is uncannily referred to in English as the Christmas Vampire or Demon 🎨Bartolomé Bermejo

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2020-12-10

in Shetland is filled with as well as trows (#trolls) who wander about, entering mortal homes. The Rev. Kirk was worried about this, telling his congregation that Candlemas day could result in what he called '#Fairy Danger.'

John Bauer

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2020-12-10

🎄MABVENT DAY 10🎄
It's almost time to celebrate with a horse's skull at your door! We do things our own way in Wales. 🐴

For more Welsh weirdness & wonder support The Mab!
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Mari Lwyd Illustration:Tiffany Turrill

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2020-12-10

The most ancient of trees, the symbolises death & but also the rebirth of light at the It is Old Magic, dark dreams, otherworld journeys & connection to ancestors. It is perseverance leading to transformation & renewal. Img: CB

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2020-12-10

Anyway I will now gush over how good the character designs are this time for the bachelors/bachelorettes bc OH MY GOD

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2020-12-10

Bachelorette Emily. posted by u/mishbenturer. Post url: https://t.co/2XwWpJaCgL

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2020-12-07

Bachelorette Haley. posted by u/mishbenturer. Post url: https://t.co/DiBjSDApaA

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2020-12-06