Vintage Advent calendar

Day 16 of Commoners’ Advent is ‘A Short History of Advent Calendars’.

Here’s to the opening of doors!

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Also, look at this shareable Substack gave me. Oooh, posh!

Sean's head bending towards the left of the image

For Commoners' Advent, day 3: St Hugh & the Swan Wife

Advent & Christmastide are threaded through with goose & swan saints come to overwinter with us for our journey through the dark.

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A metal swan being made in a forge (coal and glowing embers)

Today, has been the Feast Day of St Clement, or Old Clem, who brings with him the Forge of Midwinter. You can read all about him, and the traditions that come with him, at the link below if you'd like to.

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