#winter spirit

[geraskierfanficprompts]

Prompt #3

Geralt is the spirit of winter. He brings death and sickness wherever he goes. He understands when the people in towns shun him and cower in fear rather than greeting such a powerful being. He's just kind of... Grown used to the hatred. The fear. Humans don't like him. He is nothing but death. A killer. It's near the end of his time, this year. The seasons will change and he can stop tormenting the poor humans. He doesn't like his job, but it's the only job he can do. The world needs winter. Just like how the world needs spring. But spring just... Isn't coming. Where is the spring spirit? Thus the spirit of winter goes on a journey atop his trusted mare to find the lost spirit of spring, only to come across him captured by idiotic humans and on the edge of life. Winter defeats the villains and brings the spirit of spring back to his own home to watch over him as he heals. When the spirit of spring, Jaskier, comes to, Geralt finds it hard to dislike him. No wonder the humans love spring so much. It's bringer sings nearly all words and soothes with every move he makes. Geralt is sure the spirit of spring could never even grow to like him, let alone love him. This becomes a problem, because Geralt is growing head over heels with Spring's Spirit as he hosts his convalescence.

♡!Optional addons!♡ • Jaskier has always looked up to the spirit of winter, and has just been afraid to introduce himself (perhaps even already having made songs about him)

• Maybe instead of just normal humans, perhaps Jaskier was kidnapped by mages

• Perhaps we could also meet the spirits of autumn and summer. Eskel and Lambert? Yen and Ciri? Triss?

• Geralt is afraid to touch Jaskier in fear of making his flowers and goodness and warmth die (Jaskier wants nothing more than for Geralt to touch him)

[kraaico]

Hope you all have lovely days ahead ✨️

[violetmoondaughter]

According to the folktale, the Giubiana was an old witch, thin, with very long legs and red stockings. She lived in the woods and because of her long legs, she never set foot on the ground, but moved from tree to tree.  On the last Thursday of January, she used to go in search of some children to eat. One mother, to protect her child, decided to set a trap for her. She prepared a large pot full of yellow (saffron) risotto with luganega (sausage) and put it on the windowsill. The Giubiana attracted by the smell, came out of the woods, and began to eat all the contents of the huge pot. The risotto was so good that the ravenous Giubiana did not notice the time passing. She did not notice that the sun, which kills witches, was now about to rise. By the time the Giubiana finished all the risotto, the first ray of sunshine had come out: the Giubiana was thus pulverized by the sunlight, and from that day all the children were saved. To remember that event at the end of January, risotto with luganega is prepared and the puppet in the guise of the old witch is burned. 

The name "Giubiana" seems related to the Roman god Jupiter, but other possible reference figures are Juno, Janus, and Diana. 

In the medieval centuries the popular narrative created a variety of legends and numerous folk tales, in which Giubiana thus became a female figure alluding to the Great Mother, sometimes an old woman, sometimes a witch, a variant of the Befana, to be symbolically driven away along with the rigors of winter. The most distinguishing element of the festival is the great bonfire, which even today is perceived by all as a symbol of renewal and a new year's restart.

[sakurastarkey]

Frozen 2 💠

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[nightfall-cat]

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[astronomergrump]

Amihan Snow

She's a winter spirit and adopted child of father winter. She originally died trying to save her village but unfortunately got frozen to death and got hyperthermia, but here she is the mischievous lil gal!!!

[dreamdropsystem]

bringing back an OC, meet Venus a winter spirit Angel use to use as vent.. need a good outfit design-!! - Shane/Angel

[riotclitshave]

Horned Vol. 1.

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Jewelery - fairy_table_studio

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[arlathhan]

[vintagenews]

Source and details.

[kraaico]

Hope you all have lovely days ahead ✨️

[everyday-witches]

[violetmoondaughter]

The origin was connected to a set of pagan propitiatory rites according to which the twelfth night after the winter solstice was celebrated the death and rebirth of nature through Mother Nature. The Romans believed that on these twelve nights, female figures flew over cultivated fields to propitiate the fertility of future crops, hence the myth of the "flying" figure. According to some, this female figure was first identified with Diana, while according to others she was associated with a lesser deity called Sàtia (goddess of satiety), or Abùndia (goddess of abundance). 

Another hypothesis would link Befana with an ancient Roman festival, which was always held in winter, in honor of Janus and Strenia and during which gifts were exchanged. 

According to other interpretations it would recall a female personification of winter represented as a hunched old woman with a hooked nose, disheveled white hair and abnormal feet, dressed in rags and broken shoes. 

Some similar figures are Perchta, Bertha, Berchta, Holda or "Frau Holle" and Baba Jaga. 

[snowyhyena]

Rebirth of the winter spirit

[thebrideofcthulhu]

Queen of the North

Descending the staircase of the heavens to our realm, she treads as delicately as a snowflake through her freshly fallen kingdom alongside her valiant and loyal steeds of pure starlight