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❄ Collect feathers from winter fowl. Do not collect feathers if you live in the US!
❄ Collect snow and melt it. Charge the water under the December full moon to create a powerful snow water to use in your winter spells. Use snow water to protect your house and hearth, to charge your magick tools, and to purify your amulets. Snow water possesses healing powers.
❄ Have a winter bonfire to celebrate winter solstice.
❄ Set yourself goals for the new year.
❄ Take a walk under the full moon when the snow is reflecting its light. This is a time for reflection and visions. Record you experience and any important thoughts or visions you receive.
❄Stand outside in a blizzard and feel your energy restoring.
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Brew yourself a cider. Add herbs and fruits with certain correspondences for December such as joy, peace, family happiness, etc.
❄ December is a time for reflection of the passing year.
❄ Do Yule baking and incorporate kitchen witchcraft.
❄ Weave a wreath with holly and plants that correspond with protection and yule.
❄ Burn incense of cinnamon, patchouli, frankincense, orange, and myrrh.
❄ December is a time for hearth and home magick.
❄ Burn candles throughout your home to invite positive energies, coziness, and peace.
❄ Collect evergreen, holly, cedar and pine clippings.
❄ Forage for rose hips.
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Tie up any loose ends you have in your life.
❄ Finish this years grimoire and add any last minute touch ups.
❄ Collect dried leaves. Define their properties and put them in your herbal grimoire.
❄ Brew yourself new tea combinations to start off the new year with.
❄ Make witch balls and other magickal decorations to hang on your yule tree and decorate your house with.
❄ Make winter solstice lanterns.
❄ Throw a sprig of holly into a yule fire to burn away your troubles from the past year. A large amount or if thrown into an indoor fireplace may be poisonous, use with caution!
❄ Make a yule log.
❄ Throw a ritual or celebration to welcome back the sun.
❄ Use elements from nature to decorate your home.
❄ At the end of the month do a deep house cleansing to remove all negative energy and to give the new year a fresh start.
So being tired of people constantly labeling every type of Indian dress as a “sari”, I figured I would make an informative post so that you all can educate yourselves. There are numerous variants of these, so I’m just presenting the basics.
(1) Sari
Basically a strip of unstitched cloth, ranging from four to nine meters in length, that is draped over the body in various styles. The sari is usually worn over a petticoat, and they’re known for their pleated fronts on the skirt portion. If your sari doesn’t have lovely pleats, you’re wearing it wrong. The blouses for saris can either cover or show the midriff. Dancing in a sari takes a lot of skill. This is a traditional dress so don’t be fooled into thinking they’re fancy wear—there are plenty of casual saris.
(2) Ghagra/Lehenga Choli
Traditionally worn in Rajasthan and Gujarat, as well as Punjab in folk dances and for weddings. It is a combination of lehenga, a tight choli and an odhani. A lehenga is a form of long skirt which is pleated. It is usually embroidered or has a thick border at the bottom. A choli is a blouse shell garment, which is cut to fit to the body and has short sleeves and a low neck. Blouses can either cover or show the midriff area. This is a very wonderful dress to wear for dancing. It’s Southern counterpart is the Langa Voni.
(3)Salwaar Kameez
Traditionally worn in Punjab, Haryana, and Himachel Pradesh, though now has become the most popular dress to wear. It’s referred to as a “suit” by many, and is similar to the suthar in Sindh and Kashmir. It consists of loose trousers (the salwar) narrow at the ankles, topped by a tunic top (the kameez). It is always worn with a dupatta which can be used to cover the head, otherwise draped over the shoulders. Most young women wear this in lieu of Western clothing on a casual basis.
(4) Churidaar Kurta
A variation of the salwaar kameez. A churidaar fits below the knees with horizontal gathers near the ankles. It’s usually worn with a long kurta or a kameez. This is considered more “fashionable” than the salwaar kameez, and can be casual or dressed up. They look amazing, but sometimes the tightness around the legs can be constraining—like skinny jeans.
(5) Pattu Pavadai/Reshme Langa
A traditional dress in south India and Rajasthan. It’s usually worn by small girls and teenagers.The pavada is a cone-shaped garment, usually of silk, that hangs down from the waist to the toes.
(6) Langa Voni
A type of South Indian dress mainly worn in Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Kerala, and Kamataka. It has two components—the langa is the cone shaped long flowing skirt that covers the body from the waist, reaching the feet. In some cases, it might be as long as knees or just lower than the knees too. The second part is the blouse, or a jacket, that covers the upper part of the woman’s body. It’s Northern counterpart is the Ghanga Choli.
(7)Mundum Neriyathum
The traditional wear of women in Kerala. It’s actually the oldest remnant of an ancient form of the sari, which only covered the lower half of the body. The most basic traditional piece is the mundu or lower garment while the neriyathu forms the upper garment of the mundu.It is the cultural costume of women in the Malayali community (often referred to as the kerala saree).
(8) Mekhela Sador
Traditional dress of Assamese women.There are three main pieces of cloth that are draped around the body. The mekhela which is the bottom portion and is in the form of a sarong folded into pleats to fit around the waist. The top portion is called a sador, which is a long length of cloth that has one portion tucked into the mekhela and the rest draped over the body. The third piece is the riha, which is worn under the sador.
Again, there are various styles and types to each of their dresses which vary region from region. Some styles are casual, while others are for more formal occasions or used as bridal gowns. These different styles of dress can be found in other South Asian nations as well, though may be called something slightly different. (Example: Salwaar kameez are very common throughout the region). Hope this was of some help!
[Explanations are a mix of things from Wikipedia (to make my life easier) and my own comments]
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