# otd gothicadvent

Koliada and svyatki start today! ☃️

From Christmas Eve to the 19th of January the East Slavs used to sing songs, trick-or-treat and even practice folk magic.


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2021-01-06

“A sad tale's best for winter: I have one of sprites and goblins” (Winter's Tale)

Well advised was who watched out during for Krampus, Belsnickel & Hans Trapp. During Twelvetide, Rauhnächte, bleak nights, even more dark things go bump in the night.

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2020-12-26

“… many men both saw and heard a great number of huntsmen hunting" (Peterborough Chronicle)

Dear Darklings - until Epiphany we'll share a daily eerie tidbit of Wild Hunt lore from across the North

And bring your own: Tweet dark Twelvetide lore with & we'll RT

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2020-12-26