The Everything Christmas/New Year (2023/2024) Thread

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@Maverick thanks for the intel you posted. I actually did NOT know that at all. I never mean for it to start a new page, but think I can put one more post there, but feel bad when it kicks over. https://www.geeksandgamers.com/topic/the-everything-chrismas-new-year-2023-2024-thread/page/7/#post-311443

Some winter solstice pagan stuff. Never even heard of it before. It looks like Where The Wild Things Are. It says something like it’s to chase away evil spirits. Reason this makes sense to me is my heart goes out to the lonely, the sad and the depressed. Those are spirits that attack my people during this particular season.

Masque Processions

This particular tradition is known by different names in different parts of Latvia – budēļi, ķekatas, kaļadas – and is rather similar to Halloween. People dress up, paying special efforts not to be recognized, and go from house to house singing, dancing, and playing games. The traditional masks are varied – they can be animals (e.g., a bear, or a crane), people (e.g., a gypsy – fortune teller), or supernatural creatures (e.g., the death or a devil). The masque procession is believed to bring luck for the households that they visit, as well as to scare away evil spirits, so they are usually warmly welcomed, feasted and given small gifts.

This tradition is directly linked to the winter solstice and celebration of Christmas. It is almost like a combination of American Halloween and Christmas caroling.

During earlier rituals, it was very common for “stick and straw men” (similar to scarecrows) to be put together and then burned in the fire while the people of the pagan tribes, wearing traditional folk masks, gathered around the flames. This burning was thought to destroy the evil spirits of the past year.

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The Everything Christmas/New Year (2023/2024) Thread

Yikes. DragonLady’s prediction looks strong.
King Charles has cancer.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/king-charles-cancer-latest-news-diagnosis-prostate-royal-family-palace-c62r0vt8b?region=global

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