Post Views: 3,277 Do any of you find it fascinating, as I do, that many of the christmas traditions we know and love often cross that thin veil that separates […] Mari Lwyd Oh My!This entry was posted in Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged child children christmas dark death holiday Holidays Horror old on December 7, 2021 by JayCooper (updated 826 days ago)
Post Views: 3,626 If Clement Clark Moore is primarily responsible for our literary description of Santa Claus with his poem T’was The Night Before Christmas. Thomas Nast is responsible for […] Thomas Nast father of a Civil War SantaThis entry was posted in Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged Art christmas Germany image job KNOW Literary man New York News old presents president santa Santa Claus thomas nast United States work on December 20, 2020 by JayCooper (updated 1185 days ago)
Post Views: 4,079 Regular readers of my blog will know that I love the Halloween season. I also love bonfires. I always strive to find some odd fact every year […] Bonfires are Bone Fires at HalloweenThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal Winter and tagged ALWAYS costumes dark fall fire food Halloween Happy Hope KNOW love old people Personal winter on October 10, 2020 by JayCooper (updated 1255 days ago)
Post Views: 4,844 My thoughts on new year’s resolutions for the 2019/2020 new year, new decade all revolve around the idea of Karma, positivity and the realization that once you let […] New Year 2020 new DecadeThis entry was posted in Views Winter and tagged 2020 EVERYONE gratitude habit Happy holiday Holidays Hope KNOW life lights list new year new years eve opinion people Personal TRY work on December 30, 2019 by JayCooper (updated 1172 days ago)
Post Views: 5,725 Traditional Christmas characters here in the United States are typically friendly. Think of the many incarnations of St. Nicholas. Iceland on the other hand is home to […] Yule Cat JólakötturinThis entry was posted in Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged christmas folklore food hate man people sons United States work xmas on December 17, 2019 by JayCooper
Post Views: 5,342 As far back as I can remember my mother had always helped us decorate for the xmas holiday by taping up brightly colored art prints known as […] Die Cut Decorations for ChristmasThis entry was posted in Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged ALWAYS Art books children christmas copyright costumes games Halloween holiday Holidays Hope me old people quality REALLY retro santa Thanksgiving vintage work xmas on December 8, 2019 by JayCooper
1 Post Views: 6,127 As a child growing up in the 1980’s, I was never shielded from the rampant consumerism this decade is well known for. The xmas holidays always conjure the […] Hills is where the toys wereThis entry was posted in Bio Seasonal Views Winter Xmas and tagged 1980's ALWAYS child children christmas death FAVORITE Happy holiday Holidays memory New York opinion Sad tennessee thinking tv United States xmas on February 21, 2019 by JayCooper
Post Views: 5,815 Yule is the original Norse-Germanic Pagan festival that marks todays Winter Solstice before it was replaced by the christian version of ‘christmas”. The lyric from “Deck the […] Yule Never Believe this..because you were taughtThis entry was posted in Seasonal Views Winter Xmas and tagged christmas english Europe food gothic holiday memory men story winter Winter Solstice on December 2, 2018 by JayCooper (updated 1892 days ago)
Post Views: 5,357 Belsnickle is not Santa Claus. The Pennsylvania Dutch, who were not Dutch at all, but ”Deutsche”, or German, are credited with bringing many of their country’s Christmas […] Belsnickle or Pelz-nickle is not Santa ClausThis entry was posted in General Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged children christmas costumes fun gifts holiday joke KNOW people santa Santa Claus on December 22, 2016 by JayCooper (updated 2297 days ago)
Post Views: 7,880 Modern Santa Claus is known to be an amalgam of influences, not the least of which is the Germanic god Odin. It is important to realize that there […] Mōdraniht – Mothers NightThis entry was posted in Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged American Christmas christmas holiday KNOW life Mothers Night News old Old Yule people santa Santa Claus winter Winter Solstice on November 22, 2014 by JayCooper (updated 2344 days ago)
Post Views: 3,961 January really creeps me out. I am not sure I know why, but I think it has something to do with the cold, rain, shortness of the […] January, the Super Creepy Month.This entry was posted in Humor Seasonal Views Winter and tagged GIF image KNOW me people REALLY tennessee weather winter on January 18, 2014 by JayCooper (updated 2344 days ago)
1 Post Views: 5,055 Just to weigh in on this craziness floating around the internet. I think Santa is a nice fantasy for kids. Just like the easter bunny and the […] Nikolaos ThaumaturgeThis entry was posted in Seasonal Views Winter Xmas and tagged child dark FREE Funny image INTERNET kids KNOW man Nikolaos Thaumaturge people santa Santa Claus story on December 16, 2013 by JayCooper (updated 3017 days ago)