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Summer near Geysir, Iceland.. In Norse mythology, Sumarr (Old Norse: Summer [1]) and Vetr ("Winter" [2]) are personified seasons.Sumarr and Vetr, personified, are attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, composed or compiled in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
The year was divided into a summer half and a winter half, as attested in Old English and medieval Scandinavian sources. In Scandinavia this continued after Christianization; in Norway and Sweden the first day of summer is marked by the Tiburtius Day [ de ] (14 April) and the first day of winter by the Calixtus Day (14 October).
The modern English noun Yule descends from Old English ġēol, earlier geoh(h)ol, geh(h)ol, and geóla, sometimes plural. [1] The Old English ġēol or ġēohol and ġēola or ġēoli indicate the 12-day festival of "Yule" (later: "Christmastide"), the latter indicating the month of "Yule", whereby ǣrra ġēola referred to the period before the Yule festival (December) and æftera ġēola ...
Here's why the coldest season is called "winter." The seasons have their names for a reason; they describe the weather common for that time of year. ... The word winter comes from an old Germanic ...
Old Man Winter, personification of winter. Frau Holle Germanic mother frost. Skaði (sometimes anglicized as Skadi, Skade, or Skathi) is a jötunn and goddess associated with bowhunting, skiing, winter, and mountains in Norse mythology; Three Friends of Winter in Chinese art, the plum, bamboo and pine. Nane Sarma, Grandma Frost, Iranian folklore.
To ancient people, winter solstice was a chance for the so-called "Sun God" to rest. And the boughs of evergreens reminded them that all the green plants would grow again when the Sun God was strong.
[18] [19] The seasons were personified by the ancients, the Greeks represented them generally as women but on some antique monuments they are depicted as winged children with attributes peculiar to each season. [20] The Greek words for the four seasons of year:
All that to say: out with the winter blues, and in with winter fun courtesy of some of the best winter quotes. “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.”