#winter charity

[rube-too-many-fandoms]

✨HELLO TUMBLR✨🎉🎄🎁🕎🎊🎅🏻✨

to any who don’t know, Jacksepticeye is doing a holiday charity livestream called Thankmas!

Last year they raised over 10 million dollars, making it the most money raised for charity in a single day.

This year all donations for Thankmas go towards World Central Kitchen Incorporated, providing meals to people in crisis.

Any Ethan Nestor fans will be excited to know that Eef is a guest on the stream, and there will be many more guests to appear.

Thankmas will be streaming all day! Share with friends and family, donate (if you afford to), or just tune in! Only if you can and only if you want to - feel no obligation.

There’s lots of fun to be had so i hope you can come hang out!

Lastly, there’s a shirt for Thankmas 2023 if you’re interested in that!

It comes in blue, black, navy, or green.

Styles include unisex t-shirt, pullover hoodie, crewneck sweatshirt, or a long sleeve tee.

Available in sizes S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, and 5XL.

(I’d list the shirt prices but I’ve already gone pretty far with this unpaid ad.)

All proceeds for the shirts go towards World Central Kitchen as well!

Links to everything are below the cut!

Reblogs appreciated!!

Here’s the link to buy the shirt if you want one: https://www.bonfire.com/official-thankmas-2023-merch/?utm_source=tiltify&utm_medium=fundraiser_page_cta

Here’s the link if you want to tune in to the show: https://www.youtube.com/live/cRV4_xmiPVg?si=pVK0M4TOMquFtGWs

If you don’t have time to tune in and just want to donate, here’s the link to the Thankmas Tiltify: https://tiltify.com/@jacksepticeye/jacksepticeye-thankmas-2023

[never-looked-so-good]

📷 @/leclercsletters

[raceweek]

how to obtain cats and alienate people: another instalment in the alex albon epic otherwise known as his life

[baiuzensenn]

❄️⛄️🧊Ice Ice Sebby🎿⛷️🏂

p1 - p5: Ice bath, running and snow board in ROC Sweden 2022 p6: Skiing in HKR 2024 Kitz Charity Race (from ins @ WWP Group story)

[thegremlindraws]

Pieces I made for the TFConnect stream :D

[reforgedzine]

LEFTOVER SALES OPEN! The Reforged Winteriron Fanzine is now selling all the leftover stock – that means you can get pyhsical zines or merch, as long as stocks last! The digital zines will also be available, those of course without limit. Go to reforgedzine.com/leftovers to get what you want! Now you can get a few limited discounted bundles, or combine the items you want to your liking. All proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders! Go get your things before the shop closes on March 10 :D

[drgrlfriend]

Fandom Trumps Hate

I'm participating in Fandom Trumps Hate this year, so if you want a Winterhawk fic from me (potentially with optional Jason Todd) hit me up! :-) Feel free to find me on Discord or send me an ask or message on tumblr with any questions.

dr.g

[shouts-into-the-void]

Some of my favorite webcomics that you should totally read if you haven't because I'm back to binging them:

Shoot Around by Suspu on Webtoons

Highschool basketball team and their coach trying to survive the zombie apocalypse that happens during their practice. Lots of queer, POC, and disability rep. Very cute art style, possibly my favorite webcomic to exist. Some of the themes are quite heavy and it takes a very interesting approach to the "big bad group of survivors as the antagonist" trope. Has a polyamorous couple towards the end.

Yuna & Kawachan by Lauren Schmidt on Webtoon

Monsters invade Yuna's hometown and after finding out that her family was evacuated without her, she teams up with a mute stranger in a Kawachan mascot suit to try and survive until the evacuations resume. Turned out to be a lot creepier than I anticipated and again has a lot of POC rep, as well as dealing with mental health issues (specifically PTSD). This one is a Daily Pass series but it's worth the wait.

Finding Home by Hari on Tapas

A cook trying to get back home becomes traveling companions with a fae healer and the two slowly fall in love. Deals with a lot of very heavy themes like abuse and SA, as well as racism, PTSD, and alcoholism. MLM romance with polyamory and demisexual rep. The miscommunication troupe is strong with this one. You will probably cry.

Seemingly Dark by RaptorJules on Tapas

A widowed mailman and single father picks up a hitchhiker, which may have started the apocalypse. After her own encounter with the hitchhiker, his SIL starts searching into his identity with the help of a famous podcast host who happens to be highschool sweethearts with the barista who works for the SIL. Queer, nonbinary, and POC rep. Depicts both physical and emotional abuse and PTSD, as well as depression, grief, and homophobia/transphobia. This one isn't completed but it's really really good so far. The author has a second series about the podcaster and barista called Mil-Liminal that's not too far along yet.

Charity Case by Malacandrax on Tapas

A musician struggling to find gigs moves in with a couple after losing their job and finding herself unable to pay rent. She joins their band and begins to develop feelings for them both. It's poly and very cute, everyone in the relationship has very good communication although the miscommunication troupe still haunts them like the relentless bitch it is. The protagonist is gender questioning, and there's additional trans, nonbinary, and obviously queer rep as well as a really good depiction of anxiety. This one is complete, but some of the last chapter + the epilogue is still in Early Access.

Winter Before Spring (GL) by moonbun on Webtoons

Hana falls in love with her best friend Minji and the two begin dating, but Minji turns out to just be using her to raise her grades and spreads a rumor that Hana forced her to date her, and she begins being bullied horribly. A new student joins the school and Hana begins to develop feelings for her but struggles with internalized homophobia and anxiety due to her ex-gf and bullies. The main pairing is WLW as well as a side couple. This one is currently on hiatus until it launches on as an Original.

[missholoska]

march 9th is the actual day of Swap MH's anniversary, so here's something special for today! The Party, part 1 of 7 ✨

(you can send asks for this, but I already have this scripted and will only answer asks if I get any I can lead into predetermined events, otherwise I'll just post these myself)

[part 2]

[winged-wolf-s-collection-of-arts]

thinking more thoughts!!

Kiley time-

I uh- kind of poured all my chaotic energy into her, and separated her from the rest of the npc cast? Otherwise the dialogue would get totally fucked, and my ‘I need to hit this story with a drama nuke’ desire would cause trouble.

So she’s uhhh off on her adventure of a different genre. (But stuff she does Will affect things... dun dun dunnnn) but dude Wow she would be so irritated by Jun. Good thing we’re going to Sanctuary to leave them and take Preston.... OR THAT IS WHAT I WOULD SAY if she didn’t want to be anywhere near the vault!! We’re going somewhere else, babeyyyyy! Maybe talking with him and Murphy would bring some understanding (is what I would say if I were doing big character development in the beginning but we’re not!!) Shoving my desire for conflict into this.

[foodandfolklore]

Santa Claus: Paganism or Commercialism

Probably one of the most recognizable icons of Western Winter holidays is Santa Claus. A plump man in a red coat with long white beard who gives presents to well behaved children on Christmas. But where did this character come from? I'm sure many reading will point out old Saint Nick as the origin. Others will draw comparisons to the Holly King and Green man. And there's at lest a few people convinced the whole thing is just a way to get us to buy more during the holidays.

Creation of Santa Claus is largely credited to Clement Clarke Moore, the Author of The Night Before Christmas. He says he combined traits of Saint Nicholas and his Dutch Handyman for descriptors. He's also the one who gave Santa his flying sleigh and reindeer. But he still called the character Saint Nicholas. The Name Santa Claus is thanks to Dutch immigrants who came to America. They called Saint Nicholas 'Sinterklass' which caught on as Santa Claus.

So who is Saint Nicholas that this Santa Claus is apparently based on? Well according to the stories, during the early Christianization of Rome, there was a man was extreme wealth and generosity named Nicholas. He would see people in need and not hesitate to help, expecting nothing in return. He also had a power to know who was guilty and who was innocent. Nicholas became a Bishop and after death, ascended to be a Saint. He is the patron Saint of Charity and Children.

So now he's got some kick ass Saint powers, and can keep on doing cool stuff. And the stories say he did. He would make more food to have enough to go around. Keep people safe. Heal children who died too soon. People loved this guy! They would celebrate him on December 6th; the day of his supposed passing. Children would leave their shoes outside hoping for a treat from the passing Saint.

Okay so, clearly Santa Claus has Christian Roots. Why do people think he's pagan. Well, for a few centuries, things start to get a little muddled. See, the Romans were like a cultural and religious melting pot. So over the thousand years of Saint Nick doing his thing, Christmas started absorbing aspects of other holidays like Saturnalia and Winter Solstice; even changing the date to better line up with these other events. And if you look at some depictions of art from before the Red suit was standard, Santa can sometimes be seen in greens with holly and mistletoe. So If the only information you have is 'Christmas Celebrations are based on Pagan Traditions' it's not a big mental leap to assume Santa is one of those Pagan Traditions.

But the truth of the matter is we didn't have a visual standard until the past 100 years or so. Saint Nick and Winter gift giving exploded in popularity all over Europe, but after a thousand years, baby Jesus took over. Maybe to put the focus back on him? But that didn't seem to remain popular, so a new, meaner version of Nicholas appeared. And I'm not talking about Krampus. His appearance and mannerisms varied from region to region. He would flog or kidnap disruptive children. It was basically all punishment, no reward. Not very magical.

Then people come to the new World of America. A new life, a new outlook, a new way to raise children. They brought with them their story of Saint Nick, now called Santa Claus, and Started telling stories about how he was sequestered away. Far north in the north pole, a place uninhabitable by normal people. He lives there, making toys with his elves, and flies around the world in a single night delivering toys to all the nice children. I never really thought about it much, but the story of Santa Claus really is a Uniquely American Folk Tale.

One last thing; how did Santa Claus Get his signature look? As I mentioned, the story the Night Before Christmas is What cements Santa as Fat, Jolly, and with a full white beard. But he mentions nothing of the colour of his clothes. Many people think that the red suit is from Coca-Cola ads, as before that he was always dressed in green. While I think it's true the Coca-Cola ads help popularize red as Santa's Color, they were far from the first to choose red. Add to that, if red was not selected, there's no guarantee he would be green. When people started illustrating the story The Night Before Christmas, lots of versions of Santa were made. One where he was in all yellow. Another where he was of short stature and brown. Icey blues. All kinds of ideas. Doing research, it seems Thomas Nast was the one who established the look of Santa. He dressed him in red to complement is rosy red nose, gave his coat white trim, a black belt, and topped it off with the signature Santa Hat.

Now that Santa had a Standard uniform, kids could recognize him instantly. Malls started to set up areas where you could take your kids to see Santa, encouraging you to go to shopping. Products need only draw a Santa on their package and boom, limited seasonal item. Sometimes it feel like Santa Claus was Created just to sell us stuff. But he wasn't. He wasn't even created to guilt us into a faith. He was created to bring a little magic a wonder into the holiday season. Regardless of what holiday you may be celebrating. Santa doesn't care. Santa only cares that if you are kind, that kindness should be rewarded.

[never-looked-so-good]

📷 @/leclercsupportsystem

[digitalchase]

coveRED | WORLD AIDS DAY ‘23

Wonderful wallpapers as we raise awareness around World Aids Day and (RED) for the 9th consecutive year.

Treat yourself while raising money to fight the AIDS virus across the globe.

**Please note Digital Chase do not financially benefit from promoting (RED) sales, nor do we benefit from any links shared in our coveRED posts, all event posts will be exempt from receiving tips. coveRED is a FREE event and you are not obliged to purchase or donate to take part.**

[justwalkawayslowly]

In other news while Elon is setting Twitter on fire…. (Follow me to stay up to date on news memes. Yes I made these)

[reforgedzine]

Some items are almost sold out! Our leftover sale shop is still open until March 10, but since we’re not reprinting anything, everything that is sold out, will stay sold out. If you like Tony Stark/Bucky Barnes aka Winteriron, this is your chance! There are only 4 main fanzines left! The die cut stickers also have been in high demand, there are only 3 left of the “victory” design and only one of the chibis. If you have your heart set on the acrylic charms, you also should act now, there are only 5 left of the “Bucky” charm and only one of the “handholding” charm! The combined smaller merch bundle, which is a big discount compared to buying it as single items, has 2 copies left. Of the other items there are still a few more, so if you want an NSFW zine, or a print or pin, you still have some more time – until March 10 ends anywhere in the world. Find our shop here: https://www.reforgedzine.com/leftovers/

[swordsonnet]

merry crisis