six | forget thanksgiving

[thneed]

Let me just get a question out here that's super important as November winds down here (It's not too early for this, I swear)--

How many of you don't know what Christmas is?
And does it snow here?

It's really important. For business. (Super important) And not only that but also because Christmas is magical and everyone needs a winter holiday. I want to cover all the grounds and if we're an island of non-believers Santa might not come. I'm pretty sure New Moore isn't going to get the Whoville Christmas special on TV that I watch every year so if nobody's got anything going on I'm going to have to step up. Lots of planning to get done here. We gotta go big.

So! If you could just tell me:
A: If you know what Christmas is or not
B: If you celebrate some other winter holiday we can spread around winter spirit for. Does it involve gifts?
AND
C: What's the winter weather going to be in New Moore? I can never tell with this place.

Comments

[badnewsboy]

Santa Claus, or Saint Nicholas, is a tradition off a tradition, m'lady. Apparently in Midgard there are those who have taken the old traditions and made them more friendly on their terms. Mine are the old ways, there is no Santa Claus. Instead Odin All-Father leads the warriors across the sky on a great hunt.

And though you claim it's not terribly exciting, I would like to hear of your traditions.

[maiditoutalive]

trolls celebrate twelfth perigees eve
its just a holiday between you and your lusus really
sometimes you can decorate your hive if you feel like its safe and sometimes you just say inside
your lusus goes out and brings back a large tree and sometimes the put things under it for you as sort of offerings and sometimes you get to make food
not as interesting as a great sky hunt in the slightest

[badnewsboy]

It sounds much like Christmas within many parts of Midgard, though I'm aware that your customs may have formed from different traditions.

[maiditoutalive]

Oh yes. Really, ours would have come first, and we didn't have fat men spying on us and breaking into our hives behind our backs.

[badnewsboy]

Perhaps some kind of trap should be put into place to catch such an intruder. However, the inner workings of such sorcery is elusive, and I cannot guarantee that we would make the catch that either one of us would expect.

[maiditoutalive]

Catching him wouldn't be my first choice.

[Nobody just spies on Aradia and comes into her hive, hell no. She might be nice, especially for a troll, but there are levels of shit she is unwilling to put up with and that would be one of them.]

I don't know why he'd come to either of us, anyway. He's nothing to do with my holiday; does he have anything to do with yours?

[badnewsboy]

No, but if he were, I'm entirely too naughty to get any gifts.

[maiditoutalive]

You know somehow I'm not all that surprised to hear it.

[badnewsboy]

Perhaps you just have be a little naughtier, and he won't come for you.

[maiditoutalive]

Hmmm, that might be trouble. I'm not sure what more I could do to persuade him.

[badnewsboy]

Trouble being naughty? Truly? There are some easy ways.

[maiditoutalive]

oh no
i am having trouble of thinking of something that could outdo some of the things ive already done

[badnewsboy]

There are times I wonder that, myself.

[maiditoutalive]

[Sounds like time for a tactful subject change.]

do humans only receive gifts from santa or do you get them from other people as well?

[badnewsboy]

The gift giving is quite plentiful during Yule, if that's what you're asking. Many choose to exchange gifts as a sign of affection. Those are traditions that came before Saint Nick.

[maiditoutalive]

so is there really such a thing as santa claus?
really?

[badnewsboy]

M'lady, there would many who would tell you that the gods don't exist, yet here I am.

[maiditoutalive]

oh i have never doubted the existence of gods
technically i am one now too

[badnewsboy]

Then the possibility of his existence is meant to be seen. Though of course ... I do hope I make that "nice" list.

[maiditoutalive]

i couldnt possibly make that judgment

[badnewsboy]

It's a judgment for Mister Santa alone.