Realms of Fantasy and Myth: Week 49 - Winter

Dec 21, 201230 min read

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Published: Dec 21, 2012

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Realms of Fantasy and Myth: Week 49 - Winter Fantasy!

Welcome to the forty-ninth issue of my fantasy features! These are now part of a collection in a group created specifically for this project.
If you like this feature, you can find more gorgeous artwork at the group, including some never featured in these articles before.

I hope you enjoy it, and please, show the featured artists some love and recognition through pageviews,

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This week is a celebration of winter, a season full of holidays and beautiful wonderland scenes.

From Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_h… :

The winter solstice is the the time at which the Sun appears at noon at its lowest altitude above the horizon. In the Northern Hemisphere this is the Southern solstice, the time at which the Sun is at its southernmost point in the sky, which usually occurs on December 21 to 22 each year. In the Southern Hemisphere this is the Northern solstice, the time at which the Sun is at its northernmost point in the sky, which usually occurs on June 20 to 21 each year.
Many festivals of light take place during the winter or late autumn.
In many English-speaking countries, the period of time around the winter solstice is known as the holiday season, as many holidays and celebrations of different religions and cultures take place around this time.

Part 2 of the poem "A Winter Day", by Lucy Maud Montgomery, has this to say of the wonders of wintertime:

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Wide, sparkling fields snow-vestured lie
Beneath a blue, unshadowed sky;
A glistening splendor crowns the woods
And bosky, whistling solitudes;
In hemlock glen and reedy mere
The tang of frost is sharp and clear;
Life hath a jollity and zest,
A poignancy made manifest;
Laughter and courage have their way
At noontide of a winter's day.

Now, for the features! Works are featured from various categories, in no particular order:

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Yuki - Winter Kitsune by MeredithDillman

monster high repaint WINTER FAUN ghoulia 4 by phairee004

Illuminated Holidays by The-SixthLeafClover

WoW - The Orc Who Stole... by Terralynde

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Winter love -Kiseki - Winter by yangtianli

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Mature Content

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Snow, Pines and Kitsune Tails by ClemiKinkajou

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The Ghost of Christmas Present by bonbonka

winter cammeo , season collection by AngeniaC

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Christmas Fairy in Blue by aruarian-dancer

Jackalope for your Tree by mirroreyesserval

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Thank you so much for viewing, and come back next time for a different inhabitant of the Realms of Fantasy and Myth!