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difficult nights a mystical time around the turn of the year the time of richer oracles and spirits, but what is really behind this and where does this custom come from what exactly are difficult nights difficult nights include some nights at the turn of the year year which is said to have a special meaning in Europe this is what it is all about. Generally it is the twelve days of Christmas from 10/25/12 Christmas Day until January 6, Epiphany or Three Kings Day. also other periods such as Saint Thomas' Day, from 12/21 to New Year's Day. Depending on the interpretation, the number differs.

The niece is referred to as the four most important, but those are the night of the 21st at 8 p.m. the night of the 24th to the 25th, the night of the 31st after the first and the night before from the 5th to the 6th of January, but where is the origin of this custom? The word

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acht is derived from the Middle High German hoch. It means something like wild or hairy, but the word smoke also originated from the enrichment of that time, which means that in some places the nights are also called smoke nights. The pagan use of rough nights was first documented in the 19th century. 16th century The origin of the need is probably mentioned in the calculation of the time to search for a moon.

A year consists of twelve months with almost only 354 days, of which 365 days are missing from the solar year. They are known as dead days. They are outside of them. Time, especially outside of the monthly calculation in mythology, is widely believed to be at this time the laws of nature are suspended and the borders with the other world also fall. Symbolic of the next twelve months, those nights become a crossroads, who recognizes that nature can interpret the future or specifically summon witches and demons and ask what the weather will be like one night, so it is in the corresponding month, what do you dream about? . questions are said to be asked about oracles and the future.

At this time, New Year's Eve customs are still present in the form of social casting. Since early modern times, difficult nights have been a time for divination and casting spells. On New Year's Eve ghosts are hunted or even exorcised. In the middle of the twelve nights, the so-called wild hunt of the spirit kingdom begins and all the souls, but also the demons, are dedicated to making mischief or 10 in the wild hunt of Iceland. which is led by Odin the Wild Hunter and Mrs. Holle. They run through the air together and cause storms. At this time, to make them feel merciful, food is sacrificed to them and placed in front of the door or under it. a tree Anyone who leaves white clothing hanging outside at this time runs the risk of being wildly hunted on it and Odin will take some of it to use the same cloth for the owner next year.

During this time, evil spirits are kept away. The apartment, house and garden are smoked as best as possible, incense itself, bay leaf, thyme, juniper and mugwort are just some of the herbs used for this purpose. Also noise, for example that of church bells, should scare away. evil spirits. This tradition is still found on New Year's Eve in the form of firecrackers and rockets, the marzipan pig, which is often given as a gift on New Year's Eve, also has a long tradition. symbol of good luck, especially among the rural population. This goes back, among other things, to the pigs of the Norse gods, of course to Columbus himself.

The one with the golden bristles represents power and pushes back the stationary wheel chosen for success. New Year, Hilde's free pigs, now they run together here in the summer. They tempt you through the air and therefore represent passion and madness. Rauhnä

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have a special meaning on New Year's Eve, they are given or given as gifts. eaten The Rauhnä

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represent reflection, the release of old burdens and order, as well as a new beginning and often that can be taken advantage of.