Christmas 2021 thread
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This is a thread to celebrate Christmas this year. In particular I want people to find Christmas cards from their own countries and post them here to us all. This card shows some Norwegian folklore. Our Nisse isn't the same as Santa. He's smaller than humans, lives in the barn with family and he's a practical joker. If you treat him badly the Nisse can cause "accidents" at the farm, but if the farmer treats him well he can be a blessing:
Traditionally one leaves hot porridge for the Nisse on Christmas Eve. I know his parents did this when my grandfather was a boy.
We can also post Christmas music in the thread, and again music from your own country is nice. You'll probably recognise this melody, but the lyrics are probably not what you're used to . FYI: If you don't feel the Christmas spirit by now, you're dead inside 😉:
I also want to celebrate one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, the severely tested Syrian Christians. Here's a Syrian Christmas song. Have a better one!
(I'll fix the link later)
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From Scotland!
Happy Christmas from Epsom, Surrey, home of the Derby! Twinned with... wait for it... Chantilly.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
I was just getting some firewood and I couldn't resist taking a picture of the view with the snow. Neither could I resist posting it here. I'm weak. 🌨️
The firewood is in here. The building's so old parts of it has wooden pegs instead of nails.
Beautiful pics, thanks!
Merry Christmas to all my sisters and brothers on AJB!
Best wishes and good health to you all!
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
This was Salford Quays a couple of weeks ago…
And Elk Lake on Vancouver Island yesterday.
sir miles aid:
And Elk Lake on Vancouver Island yesterday.
what are you doing on Vancouver Island? thats my old stomping grounds
Christmas Day morning, the view from my bedroom window. Location Hämeenlinna, Tavastia provence, Finland.
Merry Christmas to everyone! Stay safe, take care and have fun 🎅
TIS - "The moment you think you got it figured - you're wrong"
Formerly known as Teppo
I’m hoping to move there in the next couple of years 🤞🏻
Although property is quite expensive 😱
I said:
what are you doing on Vancouver Island? thats my old stomping grounds
sir miles said:
I’m hoping to move there in the next couple of years 🤞🏻
Although property is quite expensive 😱
classic Canadian retirement destination, though even when I lived there it was considered a very expensive place to buy real estate. I think at this point Victoria is cheaper than the city of Vancouver though. and you could get land cheaper towards Nanaimo or west of Victoria around Sooke if you dont need to be in a city, and the geography's just as spectacular.
only reason I moved back to Ontario is because my parents were getting older. And as much as I dream of moving back to the West Coast one day I cannot see how I could ever afford to do that again. Hope you can make it happen @Sir Miles
Merry Christmas all, couple of weeks ago, fair bit colder and snowier today!
This Christmas is so white it's not even remotely politically correct!
Merry Christmas from England.
It’s actually around Victoria we are after…Cook Street Village would be ideal - so I’m told 🤣
@Higgins has declined to supply a photograph indicative of his whereabouts this Christmas. What's going on here?
Roger Moore 1927-2017
He's on a secret mission to feather and tar Timothy Dalton.
Looks stunning! 🍸🍸
Looks cold 👀🤣
It's Orthodox Christmas today, so Merrry Christmas!