Thursday, December 21, 2017

The Olde Ways Are Best

Wishing everyone a solemn Alban Arthan as we honor the souls of the trees we sacrifice then deify in our living rooms. Hang the revered kerm-oak, drink the blessed wassail. "Yule" feel so much better. The Norse had the right idea taking 12 days for Jole. 

Oh and for all you recent religion adoptees a translation: Christmas, Christmas Trees, holly, sacramental wine and the 12 days of Christmas

Changing the name makes little difference.

Edit to add Finnish Santa goat tradition:

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44 comments:

  1. Lawyerliz7:33 AM

    First.

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  2. Lawyerliz7:36 AM

    I think there are a lot of tree souls to appease for the excessive numbers of sapiens who have invaded and destroyed their habitat, and do not bother to keep it up.
    Top predators have responsibilities too.

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  3. Rob Dawg7:39 AM

    Wise words Liz. The true meaning of Conservative.

    The exact moment of the Solstice this year is 11:28AM Eastern.

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  4. Lawyerliz7:41 AM

    That hole in the middle of the Thomas fire keeps getting smaller.

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  5. Rob Dawg7:45 AM

    Not to worry. That is the setting of backfires.

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  6. dilbert dogbert8:18 AM

    dawg,
    You may enjoy this article about your favorite governor!!!
    http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2017/12/black-bart-award-nominee-jerry-brown/

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  7. dilbert dogbert8:26 AM

    Re: Nordic Celibrations
    Try this one:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_Goat
    I made a bunch of small wooden goats for the Finnish side of the family.

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  8. dilbert dogbert8:33 AM

    Here is the goat I copied:
    https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/cb/31/81/cb31812d2b8aee6d1d960dd5ad2c23af.jpg

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  9. Lawyerliz9:08 AM

    Goats?

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  10. Lawyerliz9:17 AM

    Goats. Don't see a relationship to paganism or Christianity.
    Why not ravens?
    Or a pair of eyes, one damaged?

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  11. Lawyerliz9:49 AM

    Any Irish or German customs have been long forgotten in our families.

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  12. Rob Dawg9:56 AM

    http://www.celticcallings.com/resources/celtic_traditions/celt_holidays.htm

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  13. Rob Dawg9:58 AM

    In England, Germany, France and other European countries, the Yule log was burned until nothing but ash remained. The ashes were then collected and either strewn on the fields as fertilizer every night until Twelfth Night or kept as a charm and or as medicine.

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  14. Rob Dawg10:00 AM

    http://inktank.fi/how-joulupukki-the-finnish-santa-went-from-naughty-to-nice/

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  15. Rob Dawg10:03 AM

    Added a Finnish Santa goat picture to the top post.

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  16. sm_landlord10:17 AM

    Happy Solstice, everyone!

    44 degrees and sunny on my walk this morning. It still smells like smoke around here, I guess it's all of the ash from the fire.

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  17. LBD10:25 AM

    The old goat over here wishing everybody a happy winter solstice!

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    1. Lawyerliz10:35 AM

      Surely you are the youngish-Olde frisky goat?

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  18. Lawyerliz10:33 AM

    Santa goat? Hahahahaha hehehehehe. Hmmm, better or worse than reindeer? To eat the wrapping paper?

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  19. Rob Dawg11:04 AM

    Political humor. Nancy Pelosi is upset that she cannot get the DACA concessions she demands.

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  20. LBD11:04 AM

    I haven't figured out what I want to be when I grow up. Time is running out. :)

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  21. Rob Dawg11:08 AM

    My goatness is not in question. ;)

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  22. Lawyerliz11:53 AM

    Dow 24,8k
    So, when will it dip?

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  23. LBD12:01 PM

    Too the Moon Alice!

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  24. Lawyerliz12:03 PM

    How about a Santa Sheep?

    Baaaah. Humbug.

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  25. LBD12:03 PM

    Pelosi is a joke, Deport the parents or no DACA, Start there.

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  26. Lawyerliz1:05 PM

    She's Tommy D'assandro's daughter. Maryland.

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  27. EngineerJim1:59 PM

    >Nancy Pelosi is upset that she cannot get the DACA concessions she demands.

    Wonder how it plays in the hinterlands if the Gov't is shut down because Dems don't get there way on illegal immigrants.

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  28. Lawyerliz4:26 PM

    They put it off for a few weeks.

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  29. Lawyerliz5:31 PM

    I think it shuts down on the 19th of January.

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  30. Rob Dawg6:12 PM

    The NPS entrance fee proposal is so antithetical to the American Way I’d rather we shut down than acquiesce.

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  31. Lawyerliz6:35 PM

    Entrance fee?

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  32. Rob Dawg6:47 PM

    Auto fee technically. Still it is very much a grand implementation of the Yosemite Plan which was slapped down years ago.

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  33. Lawyerliz5:36 AM

    Ir was very damp out there when I went to to get the news paper. Now it's foggy. Fire report?

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  34. Rob Dawg5:57 AM

    Cold calm. Good news. The morning update comes in an hour from the fire Dept.

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  35. LBD6:22 AM

    Good Morning!

    Skiff of snow yesterday back to 40 today an then below freezing for the next week. Brrrrr!

    Hope the fire report is good.

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  36. Lawyerliz6:40 AM

    Oh dear, the hub has a pinched.nerve in his back, which is hurting badly. Put the tems machine on him. Seems to be working. He had to take the stair chair upstairs. Was going full bore yesterday, had infrequent pain. I offered the tems machine then, but no.

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  37. Rob Dawg6:45 AM

    Tens machines are great things.

    The fire is entering the mop up stage. The Rose Valley area is getting a few remaining back fires for safety. 272,500 acres. 65% contained. No imminent threats.

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  38. Unknown8:45 AM

    Did someone call for a goat?

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  39. LBD8:46 AM

    Hot pad! then tens. I also do exercise taught by rehab. Been doing some after digging recently and feel great again. IMO.

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  40. Unknown8:49 AM

    Yesterday was my wedding anniversary, We were married on the winter solstice. Wife has mono right now so our anniversary plans fell thru and I sent it with her on the couch watching TV.

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  41. sm_landlord9:27 AM

    42 and sunny this morning for my walk. We could use some rain right about now, since it's Winter and all. Put out the last of the fires, wash off the ash, and start the New Year with a clean slate!

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  42. Rob Dawg9:35 AM

    New post. Comment period ends today!

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