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In Roman mythology, holly was the sacred plant of the god Saturn, and to honor him at the Saturnalia festival, the Romans gave each other gifts of holly wreaths. Christians would place holly wreaths in their houses to avoid detection https://t.co/F0xO6zoD66

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Behind Door 16 in our of advent calendar - The Spectral Bear Hunt of Verdley Castle
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The first edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit was published privately on 16th Dec 1901, when had 250 copies printed as gifts for her family & friends. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was given a copy for his children.

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The Scandinavian festival of St. Lucia’s Day not only celebrates the Christian martyr Lucia of Syracruse, but it also involves Norse pagan traditions, such as lighting fires to ward off evil spirits that emerge during the winter solstice.

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Dongzhi (Winter Arrives) is an East Asian winter solstice festival, of which there are regional variations. Families get together to eat dumplings & tangyuan, drink rice wine, & gather in clan tombs to offer food & drink to their ancestors' spirits.

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We have a new story for you, Prince Behram and his fairy bride, Gul Bano. An unexpected, rather peculiar friendship, and a fleeting romance in lands beyond our world. Happy reading❤️

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In the Book of Enoch, Metatron, the most exalted of the angels, and keeper of records designates Shalgiel as the angel appointed to governance of snow. Also associated with the winter season are the angels Amabael, Ctarari, Farlas and Attaras.

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In the Greek Mythology there are 4 wind gods that represent the 4 seasons. Boreas is the god of the north wind or the god of winter. He comes down from the Thrake mountains bringing icy air and snow each winter.

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The Snow Lion (Tibetan: གངས་སེང་གེ་, gangs seng ge) is a celestial animal of Tibet. It is the emblem of Tibet, representing its snowy mountain ranges and glaciers and may also symbolize power and strength, and fearlessness and joy, east and the earth element.

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Skaði is the Norse goddess of winter. This fierce jötunn is associated with bowhunting, skiing, mountains and snowshoes.

✍️Skadi by Amelia Royce Leonards
Skade (1893) by Carl von Saltza❄️

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Mrzelc is a frost demon from the folklore of Kashubia region. It is a hairy creature with frozen hair. It freezes water in wells and lakes and cow’s milk in udders. It drowns people in airholes and can even freeze the Baltic Sea.

Art by Witold Vargas

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"The Three Friends of Winter" is a Chinese art motif of pine, bamboo, and plum. They symbolize hope and determination in the face of adversity, symbolized by the evergreen pine, versatile bamboo, and winter plum blossoms. 1/4



🎨: Zhao Mengjian (Song Dynasty)

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Seasonal depression is divine, it turns out: Demeter grieves the loss of her daughter Persephone as she descends into the Underworld, and all plants wither and die. This is winter, and the Earth mourns each year.

🖼: Kejokaya

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In East Asia the black tortoise is one of the four celestial animals and is guardian of the north & winter. Despite its name, it is actually a tortoise snake chimera. In Japan it is known as Genbu & is one of four guardian spirits that protect the city of Kyoto.

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A 'hob-thross' lived in Millom Castle. He slept by the fire during the day, and worked all night, doing the chores the humans didn’t want to do. One harsh winter he was offered clothes, a terrible insult to a hob-thross, so he left.


art: Eric Edwards

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According to anthropologist Calros Solla, XAN FIZ is a tall, thin and bearded man who became rich in distant lands thanks to the "Pedra de Gilardillo" and returns every Christmas to where people give him a place at the table at Christmas Eve dinner.

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Scottish goddess Beira, Queen of Winter, appears as a blue-skinned hag carrying a magical staff that freezes the ground & a hammer for shaping hills & valleys. At the end of her seasonal reign, & she drinks from the Well of Youth to become young again.

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The answer to this week's on is:

Devil (lived backwards)

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Manananggal is a mythical creature in the Philippines, described as scary and often hideous, usually depicted as female. It is said to prey on sleeping, pregnant women, sucking their blood or the hearts of fetuses. It also haunts newlyweds or couples in love.

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Aldar Kose is a famous figure in Kazakhstan folktale, depicted as a sly, clever, mischievous, but kind man. In various stories, he uses his cleverness to outwit greedy and evil Khans, in order to assist the weak and poor people who are made to suffer by them.

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