#the wren boys

[maypoleman1]

26th December

Boxing Day/St Stephen’s Day

Source: The Irish Times website

Today is St Stephen’s Day, also known as Boxing Day. Stephen was the first Christian to be martyred for his faith. In the very early years of Christianity, the new religion was trying to work out its relationship with Judaism, but Stephen boldly trod unequivocal ground when he argued that the new Christian Law as summarised in Jesus’ teachings, should supersede Mosaic Law for believers. This blatant heresy did not go down well with the first century Jewish authorities, who had Stephen stoned to death in AD 35. Before his death, Stephen had been the Apostles’ treasurer and in charge of alms-giving to the poor. This connection then associated his feast day with gift-giving during the Christmas season.

The term “Boxing Day” has nothing to do with Christmas pugilism: rather it is a reference to the boxes carried by the poor after Christmas Day, begging for alms, food and hard cash from the better off. This tradition became popularised in the nineteenth century when the conscientious wealthy would give their domestic servants leave to take the day after Christmas off, and equipped them with gift boxes filled with presents or leftover food from their own Christmas dinners, to take to their families to help them celebrate the holiday. Boxing Day was the favourite day of the festive season on which mumming plays would be performed and Morris Dancers would take to the streets to celebrate Christmas. Today was also the day in which the Hunting the Wren ritual was performed. The wren had a mystical reputation, being viewed as the King of the Birds, but on St Stephen’s Day, it was quite literally fair game for the so-called Wren Boys. The tradition had its origins in the belief that the wren represented winter and its despatch in late December guaranteed the arrival of spring in the following year. The corpse of the tiny bird would be paraded from house to house laid on a wooden platform held aloft by a pole by the Wren Boys, who would sing a carol describing the demise of the bird while also seeking the gift of alms.

[ursa-arrowbreaker]

Ezra: Wait, wait, wait! Don't you want to take us as prisoners?

Shin: Our orders were to destroy Ezra Bridger and Sabine Wren.

Ezra: Ah, I see the confusion then. I am not Ezra Bridger, my name is Jabba the Hutt.

Sabine: oh no

Shin: ...

Shin: Jabba the Hutt had been dead for seven years.

Ezra: JABBA IS DEAD?!?

[reislesbian]

[stiffyck]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY @wren-kitchens

[isezrahomeyet]

OUR BOY IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rebouks]

Smile for the overworked police officer who can't be arsed with your bullshit (✿◡‿◡)

thank you @zosa95 for this amazing ask! sorry it's so late lmaooo.. here's a handful of miscreants for you and their naughty crimes!! honestly if it weren't for Arturo a bunch of these guys (including Oscar) would've deffo ended up in prison or had a longer sentence so ig at least he was useful for something 😅

[jube-art]

your art is so beautiful and wonderful and lovely, i feel much joy whenever i see it on my dash!!!!!

Thank you! have another peice of art on your dash today! hallow be thy ween! Star Trek AU

[sersi]

AHSOKA - Part One: Master and Apprentice dir. Dave Filoni

[wren-kitchens]

it- to be clear, joel kind of knew from the start. 

he’s seen the way etho puts on that pathetic little pout, and that oh-so-sad voice that he knows doesn’t actually mean anything other than etho wants something and thinks joel will probably say no otherwise. joel noticed all of this immediately- it's not like etho's subtle about it, is he? in his defence, gem didn’t seem to notice anything out of the ordinary- or at least, she didn't mention it, so joel wasn't super sure if it actually meant anything weird. and- okay, yeah, fine- etho's stupid little voice and everything may be somewhat effective on him.

of course, joel did spot that mischievous little look on etho's face as he took joel's hand and led him to the bridge, because- well, how could you not? he didn’t seem to be up to anything awful, and he didn't look guilty- like that one time he tried to convince joel into giving him free glow ink. besides, he was still going on about how mean bdubs was to him, and joel didn’t really want to miss it; etho's very funny when he’s offended.

maybe it was a little bit his fault, because when etho started hanging back a little, joel sort of stepped in front of him on instinct. it's not like he died or anything- bdubs didn’t even die and he was standing right on the trap, so it's not like there was any consequence. but- yeah, joel didn’t actually consider that etho was backing away from a danger, he just kind of assumed he was nervous. which isn't far fetched- that guy seems to be constantly nervous about something or other in the life series. 

but- well, whilst gem was laughing at tango and bdubs, joel didn’t even think to be mad at etho for leading him into a trap—even if it was a shit one. frankly, he- well. it's really very stupid, actually, but- he was just. kind of glad to be holding etho's hand still. which is- that's not weird! y’know, they’re soulmates, he'll have you know; that's a normal thing for soulmates to do. if you think that's weird, go have a look at tango and jimmy- they’re the weird ones. not joel. he’s normal. 

gem made fun of him on the way back, because of course she noticed that they were holding hands. not that there's anything weird about it- gem is wrong here. it- she didn’t have a soulmate, so- y’know. she doesn’t know what normal soulmate stuff is. that's a her problem. 

anyway. she didn’t seem to see the way etho squeezed his hand when they were leaving, so. it's whatever.

[swpdz000]

chewing toy repost and update!! now with the shady bastards (∩`ω´)⊃))💥💥💥

[iheartdetectives]

i like to imagine charles and edwin have that many cluedo boards because they play them all at the same time

[talesoflore]

And his gay awakening was a catboy, what even is your point here?

[missunderstood-with-ideas]

Hera: children you have not found the love of your life if you didn’t find them in the trash!

*Sabine and Ezra both look at Kanan*

Kanan: why do you assume that I was in the trash?!

Leia: no she’s got a point

Ezra: does this mean I can space Kallus cuz Zeb didn’t find him in the trash!

Kallus: Bridger I swear

Zeb: kid….Kallus was the trash

[raiiny-bay]

the boys, 80s-ified

[flight0fthenavigat0r]

“I’m counting on you to see this through.”

“I knew I could count on you.”

[denrrucita]

"I miss him"