Join me in the Slouth 5K run. We will finish when we finish. It may take years!
https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/Anywhere/SlothRunningTeam

Awaiting the #NORAD coverage of Santa’s trip!!

Happy Holidays

Well, well, well… https://nbcphiladelphia.app.link/Ou969Di6UBb

It’s a Philly Thing, by The Bacon Bros.
https://youtu.be/h-CDyIFOfTQ

@Susandoyle 😳

I’d like to wish a happy birthday to everyone celebrating in the month of December!

@Tattoomonkey29 yet cigarettes and cigars continue to exist, and no one has ever “worried enough about the children” to ban cigarettes! I quit smoking by vaping, and I vaped 0%nicotine juice, and when the FDA cracked down a few years ago on vaping products I ended up quitting that, too, because my product became more officiate to find. I do miss vaping more than smoking (I loved the flavors-like banana and chocolate graham cracker). It’s really sad that adult activities are lost because: kids.

https://youtu.be/Jm_HUhHKWC0

Everything on Christmas is planned around the television special, and more than 40% of Sweden's population still tune in like clockwork. The tradition dates back to the 1960s when televisions were a new commodity in Sweden and only two channels aired - one of which played Disney cartoons at Christmas. It may be a quirky tradition, but a whole nation coming together to watch Christmas cartoons together is about as festive as it gets.

Griner Freed!!!

https://apple.news/ATfpbQIsORzaE3kYgDVb8Aw

@Rickbflony it’s all good!

Many homes in Finland come equipped with their own sauna, and at Christmas time this cosy spot becomes a sacred space associated with long dead ancestors. On Christmas Eve, it's customary to strip naked and take a long and respectful stint in the sauna, which is also believed to be home to the legendary sauna 'elf'. After the sauna session, Finns head out to the evening celebrations - while spirits of those ancestors take their place in the bubbling water.

#satire

I don’t put up a tree for the holiday anymore, but I do decorate my basement window, which is eye level for children walking on the sidewalk in front of my home (I decorate the window for all holidays). Here is the daytime shot. It’s all twinkling and colorful at night!

Belfana, the witch in Italy:
Forget Santa and December 25th when in Italy, as all the action takes place on the eve of 5th January. According to folklore, an old woman named Belfana visits all the children of Italy to fill their stockings with candy and leave them presents if they've been good. Just like Father Christmas, Belfana enters through the chimney and is left treats by the children who live there - typically wine and local delicacies.

One of the more unique festive traditions comes from Iceland, where a giant cat is said to roam the snowy countryside at Christmas time. Traditionally, farmers would use the Yule Cat as an incentive for their workers - those who worked hard would receive a new set of clothes, but those who didn't would be devoured by the gigantic cat-like beast.

@th3j35t3r yeahhhh…, I don’t have a real computer at home. Just an iPhone and an iPad. I’ve managed like this for over 4 years now!

@FoxFire I’ve seen the dueling cellos do this before and loved it. This was awesome, too! Thanks for sharing!

@Rickbflony I don’t watch things like that. I live alone and there’s all kinds of unexplained phenomena going on my house, I don’t need to be scared here!!