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Happy Jöl, seamen! Hope everybody’s having a first winter day –or summer in the southern hemisphere–! Our Icelandic Vikings are having their traditional celebration, while most of us are getting immersed in Christmas holidays; they also have a tree, some mistletoe and holly, and drink and eat like… well, like Vikings. Being the God of Mischief’s worshippers don’t stop them from celebrating the Winter’s Solstice, or Jöl (Yule) for Germanic tribes! It was the date that marked the end of the darkest days, the work cycle, and the beginning of the new season. During twelve days, people worshipped nature, prayed for rich harvests, and made animal sacrifices in honour of Thor and Frey, which were served later at feast plenty of jólaöl (beer). Other traditions were: the Yule Log, which should burn the whole night, wassailing; going through the village singing and toasting, not only with people, or the Yule Three, representing Yggdrasil.

Carried by the revelry and the jólaöl; a Lu Han with Inuit origin and a Randy descendant of Arab travellers, both here performers of seiðr (magicians) but members of two different and rival brotherhoods, forget their differences to canoodle by the fire. Do you want to know more about Yule, the seiðr, or how our boys could end up being part of the Icelandic Vikings with such origins? Don’t worry! We’ll tell you more about them in future illustrations! But feel free to ask and comment if you’re curious about something particular or if you know more about the topic. We always love to learn more about ancient cultures 👏🏻

P.S.: We know we're always late but our 2023 Calendar is almost ready! We promise we put a lot of effort and tried some new things for each illustration, so hope you're interested in getting at least a digital copy 😭