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deernet2021-12-03 10:43 am
demonicbeauty) wrote in deernet2021-12-03 10:43 am
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[She's not Padmé Amidala. Nor is she Jane Foster. It's just Ariadne, sitting on the wooden floor of her home, in front of an enormous, four-poster bed with a canopy of sheer, white fabric. Splashes of color occasionally hit her face and the background, as her homemade mobiles, flitting with broken pieces of colorful glass, catch whatever sunlight there is. Her long, long, long brown hair is hanging loose over her left shoulder, crinkled to show that it's just come undone from its braid.]
I...I've noticed that a lot of important holidays seem to be in the middle of the winter. And I guess it makes sense. The days are short, the nights are long, and everyone is cold and missing fresh fruits and vegetables. It raises the spirit to have something to celebrate and people to celebrate it with.
[There's a small smile. A memory or two from her days in Valeria.]
Back home, the New Year was the most important holiday. There would be parties and feasts and masked balls. Presents. Lots of music...
[And she misses that music. But Ariadne won't let herself stay sentimental for long.]
Last year, I learned about an Earth holiday. The one where the fat man breaks into people homes and leaves them gifts, instead of stealing stuff. Christmas!
[Makes no sense, but it's a lovely sentiment.]
I was hoping to maybe learn about some other holidays from this time of year. What do your cultures celebrate? Maybe we can find a way to all celebrate together. I'm still convinced that togetherness is the only way we're going to survive this place. And I...I know I'm not alone, feeling that way.
[A small shrug.]
So let's talk to each other more. When there isn't an emergency. Talk about some of the happy things, maybe. Tell me about the good stuff.
[Ariadne doesn't really know where to go from here, so she shrugs again.]
Anyway, that's all. Sorry to interrupt anything.
I...I've noticed that a lot of important holidays seem to be in the middle of the winter. And I guess it makes sense. The days are short, the nights are long, and everyone is cold and missing fresh fruits and vegetables. It raises the spirit to have something to celebrate and people to celebrate it with.
[There's a small smile. A memory or two from her days in Valeria.]
Back home, the New Year was the most important holiday. There would be parties and feasts and masked balls. Presents. Lots of music...
[And she misses that music. But Ariadne won't let herself stay sentimental for long.]
Last year, I learned about an Earth holiday. The one where the fat man breaks into people homes and leaves them gifts, instead of stealing stuff. Christmas!
[Makes no sense, but it's a lovely sentiment.]
I was hoping to maybe learn about some other holidays from this time of year. What do your cultures celebrate? Maybe we can find a way to all celebrate together. I'm still convinced that togetherness is the only way we're going to survive this place. And I...I know I'm not alone, feeling that way.
[A small shrug.]
So let's talk to each other more. When there isn't an emergency. Talk about some of the happy things, maybe. Tell me about the good stuff.
[Ariadne doesn't really know where to go from here, so she shrugs again.]
Anyway, that's all. Sorry to interrupt anything.
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Have you heard the story about his flying reindeer?
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[She shrugs.]
The only other logical explanation would be time travel or magic. Or both, I suppose.
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Take Jesus for example. December 25th, Christmas, being "Christ's" birthday is ridiculous. Scholars have said- if Jesus Christ was even real- that the supporting information from the bible and associated texts would place his actual birthday some time around summer. So having it at the winter solstice is strategic to absorb and stop the pagan rituals that fall over the same time period, thus eliminating the opportunity for people to worship anyone else. Usually under pain of death.
Christmas trees? Think about it- what would a decorated evergreen have to do with a guy born in Bethlehem? It doesn't. But pagans would bring a tree inside for forest spirits to inhabit during the cold winters.
And get this: Santa Claus is an Americanized, warped, commercialized retelling of St. Nicholas - a Turkish monk from the third century who became the patron saint of children and sailors. His day of remembrance is the 6th of December.
It's all just messy, cobbled together lies.
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Yeah, she has no idea what most of that means. But he seems upset about it.]
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[Ariadne clears her throat.]
So you don't celebrate the fat-man holiday, then?
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[Slow nod.]
Well, when I bring him some gifts, I hope I can bring something for you as well.