So ....fact or Legend?In any case ...interesting.
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It's been recognized that cultures in transition have a way of reinterpreting local lore to make the transition more comfortable while the shift is underway. How else would 'Christmas trees' and...
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Made me wonder how they got the pictures of the reindeer biting them off..and interesting how they were in such good shape under the snow. I did not know that reindeer ate them so much. I really found...
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It is possible to gather certain mushrooms under snow, but I've only had the experience when it has been a fresh snow onto bare surfaces and the mushrooms need to have been just developed or I...
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The vikings had a holiday where they hung dead animals from trees. It happened around the winter solstice, if I properly recall. This practice may have relation to the practice of decorating christmas...
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Santa Claus have little to do with either norse or sami mythology. But samis are one of the inspirations for the modern image of Santa trough a advertising campain for reindeer meat (Lomen Company) in...
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The real question is...what does Krampus think of the mushrooms?
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I was recently watching a documentary on the Vikings...on Curiosity Stream. They talked about a tradition in Sweden ....near Stockholm of hanging.... 9 ....individuals of all animals including...
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It was (most likely) in Uppsala. Adam of Bremen described a 9 year blot there in 1076 (or before. the book came in 1076). 9 is a "holy" number in norse mythology (as in others; india...). There were 9...
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That is interesting about the number 9 in Europe a odd number. Seems 4 & 8 and other even numbers are held sacred in some North American traditions. Quills
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