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#FolkloreThursday: Christmas (Final Part III) 🎄 MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS So, where ever you may be, and whatever traditions you follow, we wish you the merriest of Christmases and the happiest of holidays! The end of December was a perfect time for celebration in most areas of Europe. At that time of year, most cattle were slaughtered so they would not have to be fed during the winter. For many, it was the only time of year when they had a supply of fresh meat. In addition, most wine and beer made during the year was finally fermented and ready for drinking. If you are anything like us here, you are eagerly anticipating the extra-long holiday weekend. As our gift to you, we want to send you off with some fun Christmas. Please feel free to use them for interesting conversation starters at your gatherings. (You’re welcome). Resources: https://voiceandvisioninc.org/blog/entry/a-brief-history-of-christmas/#:~:text=The%20origins%20of%20Christmas%20stem,of%20Mithra%2C%20their%20sun%20god. - https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas : #fairytaletuesday #fairytale #fairytaleflash #folklorethursday #folkloreflash #winterseason #winter #wintersolstice #Spiritique #mindfulness #Spiritual #Spirituality #mystical #mystique #mystic #mysticisim #folk #folklore #folkspirits #folkmystic #fantasy #christmas #christmas2022 #merrychristmas #spiritofchristmas #christmasspirit #christmasseason #happyholidays https://www.instagram.com/p/CmwQCzAy9aQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#FolkloreThursday: Christmas (Part II) 🎄 CHRISTMAS TREES As part of the solstice celebrations, the pagan cultures decorated their homes with greens in anticipation of the spring to come. Evergreen trees remained green during the coldest and darkest days, so they were thought to hold special powers. The Romans also decorated their temples with fir trees during Saturnalia and decorated them with bits of metal. There are even records of the Greeks decorating trees in honor of their gods. Interestingly, the first trees brought into the pagan homes were hung from the ceiling, upside down. The tree tradition we are accustomed to today hails from Northern Europe, where Germanic pagan tribes decorated evergreen trees in worship of the god Woden with candles and dried fruit. The tradition was incorporated into the Christian faith in Germany during the 1500’s. They decorated trees in their homes with sweets, lights, and toys. 🎄 A NATIONAL HOLIDAY After the civil war, the country was looking for ways to look past difference and become united as a country. In 1870, President Ulysses S. Grant declared it a federal holiday. And while Christmas traditions have adapted with time, I think Washington Irving’s desire for unity in celebration lives on. It’s become a time of year where we wish others well, donate to our favorite charities, and give presents with a joyful spirit. : #fairytaletuesday #fairytale #fairytaleflash #folklorethursday #folkloreflash #winterseason #winter #wintersolstice #Spiritique #mindfulness #Spiritual #Spirituality #mystical #mystique #mystic #mysticisim #folk #folklore #folkspirits #folkmystic #fantasy #christmas #christmas2022 #merrychristmas #spiritofchristmas #christmasspirit #christmasseason #happyholidays https://www.instagram.com/p/CmwPv0sSJlS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#FolkloreThursday: Yalda 🍉🌙 (3rd & Final Part) “Yalda Night” was one of the holy nights in ancient Iran, included in the official calendar of the ancient Iranians from 502 BC during the time of Darius I. The festivities that take place on this night are an ancient tradition. People of ancient times, were accustomed to the passing of seasons and natural contradictions throughout the year due to experience. They did their work and activities by rotating the sun and changing seasons and heights. Shabe Yalda, or Yalda night is an evening of festivities and merriment that begins when the sun sets on the last day of fall (last day of Maah e Azar on Jalali Calendar) and continues until the dawn of the first day of winter, or first day of Maah e Dey. The ancient Persians depended on agriculture for their livelihood and had to plant and gather according to the change of seasons. By experience they learned that the longer days and warm rays of sun helped their crops and the gathering months brought shorter days and longer nights. They discovered that after what was the longest night of the year the daylight hours started to get longer. On This night, which meant rebirth (of the sun), and it was celebrated for the triumph of light over darkness. They built fires on sundown of the last day in fall and kept them burning until the first rays of sun the following day. During this night they gathered with family and friends, ate delicious food, drank, and sang happy songs all night and listened to stories about old times. #Yalda #YaldaNight #folklorethursday #folklore #folkloreflash #wintersolstice #Winter #winterequinox #winterseason #yule #yuletideseason #yuleblessings #yuletide#Mystique #Spiritique #capricorn #capricornseason #capricornzodiac #happyholidays #Mindfulness #Spiritual #Spirituality #tradition #traditional #traditionalvibes #sacred #sacredculture #traditionalculture #shabechelle https://www.instagram.com/p/CmeLQscSL8J/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#FolkloreThursday: Yalda 🍉🌙 (1st Part) Yaldā Night (Persian: شب یلدا shab-e yalda) or Chelle Night /Chellah Night (Persian: شب چلّه shab-e chelle) is a festival in Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan, Af**ani**an, Azerbaijan and Turkey celebrated on the winter solstice. This corresponds to the night of December 21/22 in the Gregorian calendar, and to the night between the last day of the ninth month (Azar) and the first day of the tenth month (Dey) of the Iranian solar calendar. Yaldā Night or Chelle Night is a Persian Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice festival celebrated on the "longest and darkest night of the year." Wich celebrated on December 21/22 They noticed that in some seasons the days were very long; and as a result, in those days, they could use more sunlight. The belief arose that the light and brightness of the sun were a symbol of goodness and agreement; and that they were in battle with the darkness of the night. Ancient people, including Aryans and Indo-Europeans, found that the shortest days are the last days of autumn and the first night of winter; and immediately after that, the days gradually get longer and the nights shorter. So they called this night, “The night of sun’s birth (Mehr)”; and made it the beginning of the year. On Shab-e Yalda, the Iranian celebration of the winter solstice, elders take turns reading from a book of poetry by the celebrated 14th-century Persian poet Hafez, and interpret the rhyming couplets as a form of fortunetelling. Their families listen and tell stories by candlelight, sing, laugh and fill the house with light and warmth while gathered around the korsi to graze on trays of delicately cracked clusters of pomegranates, sparkling bowls of their ruby red seeds and cool, crisp watermelon slices. #Yalda #YaldaNight #folklorethursday #folklore #folkloreflash #wintersolstice #Winter #winterequinox #winterseason #yule #yuletideseason #yuleblessings #yuletide#Mystique #Spiritique #capricorn #capricornseason #capricornzodiac #happyholidays #Mindfulness #Spiritual #Spirituality #tradition #traditional #traditionalvibes #sacred #sacredculture #traditionalculture #shabechelle https://www.instagram.com/p/CmeJ9Zgy32U/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Folklore Thursday: Thanksgiving Day (Part 2) In November 1621, after the Pilgrims’ first corn harvest proved successful, Governor William Bradford organized a celebratory feast and invited a group of the fledgling colony’s Native American allies, including the Wampanoag chief Massasoit. Now remembered as American’s “first Thanksgiving”—although the Pilgrims themselves may not have used the term at the time—the festival lasted for three days. While no record exists of the first Thanksgiving’s exact menu, much of what we know about what happened at the first Thanksgiving comes from Pilgrim chronicler Edward Winslow, who wrote: “Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after a special manner rejoice together, after we had gathered the fruits of our labors; they four in one day killed as much fowl, as with a little help beside, served the Company almost a week, at which time amongst other Recreations, we exercised our Arms, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and amongst the rest their greatest king Massasoit, with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five Deer, which they brought to the Plantation and bestowed on our Governor, and upon the Captain and others. And although it be not always so plentiful, as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want, that we often wish you partakers of our plenty." #FolkloreThursday #Folklore #FolkloreFlash #Thanksgiving #ThanksgivingDay #happythanksgivingday #thanksgiving2022 #mystique #Spiritique #Grateful #blessed #autumnleaves #AutumnFall #autumnseason #autumn #sagittarius #sagittariusseason #sagittariuszodiac #newmooninsagittarius #sagittariusnewmoon #sagittarius #sagittariusmoon #blessedweekend #thanksgivingblessings #happythursday #thursday #thanksgivingthursday #thanksgivingeve https://www.instagram.com/p/ClWYgyNyN1B/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Folklore Thursday: Thanksgiving Day (Part 1) Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States, and Thanksgiving is occurs on the last week Thursday of month in November Yearly. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November. In September 1620, a small ship called the Mayflower left Plymouth, England, carrying 102 passengers—an assortment of religious separatists seeking a new home where they could freely practice their faith and other individuals lured by the promise of prosperity and land ownership in the "New World." After a treacherous and uncomfortable crossing that lasted 66 days, they dropped anchor near the tip of Cape Cod, far north of their intended destination at the mouth of the Hudson River. One month later, the Mayflower crossed Massachusetts Bay, where the Pilgrims, as they are now commonly known, began the work of establishing a village at Plymouth. #FolkloreThursday #Folklore #FolkloreFlash #Thanksgiving #ThanksgivingDay #happythanksgivingday #thanksgiving2022 #mystique #Spiritique #Grateful #blessed #autumnleaves #AutumnFall #autumnseason #autumn #sagittarius #sagittariusseason #sagittariuszodiac #newmooninsagittarius #sagittariusnewmoon #sagittarius #sagittariusmoon #blessedweekend #thanksgivingblessings #happythursday #thursday #thanksgivingthursday #thanksgivingeve https://www.instagram.com/p/ClWYJV8S4li/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Diwali The word Diwali comes from the Sanskrit word “deepavali”, which means “rows of lighted lamps”. Households across India celebrate by decorating their space with small lamps called diyas and other colourful lights. People cover streets and buildings in festive lighting and there are lively songs and dance. Dazzling fireworks go off, creating a spectacle of noise and light. This helps to scare away evil spirits and celebrate the victory of good over evil. Which will be celebrated & occurred on the 24th of October this year *same day as the Legazpi port province fiesta.* Many consider Diwali to be a fresh start, similar to the Lunar New Year fireworks in January. Many people clean, renovate, decorate their homes and buy new clothes in preparation for the upcoming year. Diwali is also a time to settle debts and make peace. It’s common for people to reach out to loved ones who may have lost touch and organise family reunions. In the past, Indian and Pakistani soldiers have exchanged sweets along the disputed border, as a gesture of Diwali goodwill. The dates for Diwali change each year, as they are based on the Hindu lunisolar calendar. The festival usually falls between October or November. Diwali lasts for five days. The peak day of celebrations is usually on the third day, which is similar to New Year’s Eve. Brothers and sisters reserve the last day of celebrations to spend time together. Although the Diwali festival officially lasts for five days, preparations begin well in advance. Fireworks and festivities often last for days afterwards. Temples are always busy with religious rituals during Diwali, so remember to be respectful and cover yourself inside temples. Avoid taking photos of worshippers. **The easiest way to spread some Diwali cheer is by saying “Deepavalee mubarak ho”, meaning “Happy Diwali”. You pronounce it “dee-wall-ee moo-bar-ak ho”. #folklorethursday #folkloreflash #folklore #diwali #deepavali #deepavali2022 #diwali2022 #thefestivaloflights #festivaloflights #diwalinewyear #mystique #Spiritique #indianculture #indianfolk #indiancelebration #indiantraditional #indiantradition #traditionalart #traditional #sacredculture https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj8RDliSoDL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Pearl Poem Poem by George Herbert The Kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls; who, when he had found one, sold all that he had and bought it.—Matthew 13.45 I know the ways of Learning; both the head And pipes that feed the press, and make it run; What reason hath from nature borrowed, Or of itself, like a good huswife, spun In laws and policy; what the stars conspire, What willing nature speaks, what forced by fire; Both th' old discoveries, and the new-found seas, The stock and surplus, cause and history: All these stand open, or I have the keys: Yet I love thee. I know the ways of Honour, what maintains The quick returns of courtesy and wit: In vies of favours whether party gains, When glory swells the heart, and moldeth it To all expressions both of hand and eye, Which on the world a true-love-knot may tie, And bear the bundle, wheresoe'er it goes: How many drams of spirit there must be To sell my life unto my friends or foes: Yet I love thee. I know the ways of Pleasure, the sweet strains, The lullings and the relishes of it; The propositions of hot blood and brains; What mirth and music mean; what love and wit Have done these twenty hundred years, and more: I know the projects of unbridled store: My stuff is flesh, not brass; my senses live, And grumble oft, that they have more in me Than he that curbs them, being but one to five: Yet I love thee. I know all these, and have them in my hand: Therefore not sealed, but with open eyes I fly to thee, and fully understand Both the main sale, and the commodities; And at what rate and price I have thy love; With all the circumstances that may move: Yet through these labyrinths, not my grovelling wit, But thy silk twist let down from heav'n to me, Did both conduct and teach me, how by it To climb to thee. #folklorethursday #folkloreflash #poems #poem #poetic #poet #poetry #poems #poetryofinstagram #pearl #pearlnecklace #pearlbeads #greek #greekmythology #greekaesthetics #Spiritique #mindfulness #Spiritual #Spirituality #mystical #mystique #mystic #mysticisim #renaissance #renaissanceart #folk #folklore #folkspirits #folkmystic #fantasy https://www.instagram.com/p/CjYIs5opvFC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=