Pick 2 / From the 12 Days

For this swap, you will pick 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas/Yule/Winter Solstice. Most days honor or celebrate something in our lives. Send your partner 2 wrapped gifts that symbolize 2 days of your choice. You can make, purchase or re-purpose something you own (good-as-new) for your gifts. Please wrap them and put the number of the day on the package. Sender's choice and interpretation for the two days.

Day 1: Boxing Day (English tradition of giving a Christmas Box.) Also the day to Celebrate Animals

Day 2: Mother Night / Wild Hunt or Fairy Host riding across the lands. Celebrating Motherhood / Honoring Fairies

Day 3: Childremass: Celebrating childhood

Day 4: Feast of Fools / Doing something foolish / Masks / Tricksy toys, etc.

Day 5: Bringing in the Boar / Ancient sacrificial event / Offering to the memory of an ancient animal spirit guide. Can be a real animal, one that is endangered or extinct, or a mystical beast

Day 6: New Year's Eve / Taking care of unfinished business / bringing in the new

Day 7: New Year's Day / Practice divination-looking forward to what the future brings

Day 8: Snow Day / Honor the millions of small crystals or particles of life that bring beauty into world

Day 9: Evergreen Day / Honoring the endurance of green trees, always awake & always watching

Day 10: Rock Day / Realization that we need to return to our normal time & normal activities. This is the point where the partying slows and stops.

Day 11: Festival of the 3 Kings / We honor the journey we make in search of a truth that has no name / Giving a gift / Listening to your own needs

Day 12: Farewell to the Solstice / Dismantling seasonal decorations / Releasing expectations / Saving for next year

Again, pick 2 from the list of !2 Days of Christmas / Yule / Winter Solstice. This is sender's choice for what to give your partner and how you wish to celebrate these 12 Days.

Let me know if you have questions. Remember to include our group name, the swap name and your ID. Please write a short note about the days you selected.