German Folklore, Lorelei The Siren..

 

Lorelei.

In German Folklore Lorelei is described as a beautiful golden haired siren that site's on top of a large rock on the banks of the Rhine River and sings her beautiful and bewitching melodies to lure sailors to their death.

As the legend goes, she was once a beautiful young woman, who  in a moment of despair over a cheating lover claimed the rock and threw herself into the river.

She was then   transformed into a siren who lured fishermen and sailor's to their doom 

 The large rock also called Lorelei, stands on the edge of the Rhine River near Sankt Goarshausen, Germany, and is also known for producing an echo. 

The essentials of the legend itself was created by German writer Clemons Brentano in his ballad “Zu Bacharach am Rheine” (“To Bacharach on the Rhine”), which first appeared in his novel Godwi (1800–02). 

Lorelei became the subject of a number of literary works and songs; the poem “Die Loreley” (1824) by Heinrich Heine was set to music by more than 25 composers.

Part of the song.

The comb she holds is golden,

She sings a song as well

Whose melody binds an enthralling

And overpowering spell.

In his little boat, the boatman

Is seized with a savage woe,

He’d rather look up at the mountain

Than down at the rocks below.

From The Lorelei English translation of the poem by Heinrich Heine, 1824. Translated by A.Z. Foreman

The waves of the river and a nearby waterfall combined with the natural echo of the location create a murdering sound that many attribute to the sirens song.

The legend and song have lead to this rock becoming a tourist destination. And a statue of Lorelei has been placed at the top.

Sol-mōnaþ / Solmonath.. Month of Cake.

February 1st marks the beginning of Sol-mōnaþ (or Solmonath) 

In the old Angelo Saxon calendar Sol is the month between Gēola (January) and Hreð-monaþ (March). 

This is the Anglo-Saxon name for what we call February, translating to "month of the hearthcakes". While "sol" sometimes refers to mud, or even melting snow, in this context it signifies "hearthcake," these are cakes baked on a traditional hearth. 

This practice was recorded by the scholar Bede, it comes from a time when theses cakes where offered to the gods as thanks and to honor them 

 

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Sol also translates to Sun and could be considered Sun Month.

Not to be confused with Sol Month from the proposed  13 month international calendar 

A 13-month calendar, like the proposed International Fixed Calendar (Cotsworth Plan) by Moses B Cotsworth.

This plan divides the year into 13 months of exactly 28 days (four 7-day weeks), totaling 364 days, with an extra "year day" added annually and a leap day every four years, offering perpetual consistency where dates always fall on the same day of the week, though it requires adjustment for the solar year and faces challenges with the current 12-month system.

 It was heavily pushed by George Eastman in the 1920's in the United States, put never gained international attention.

It was used by Kodak from 1924 until 1989.

Winter Cryptids, The Chanoo

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Chanoo,  Also called the "Kiwakwa" or "Apotamkin" is a cryptid  similar to the  Wendigo .

The Chenoo legend is from the Wabanaki Algonquin  tribes and according to Folklore it was once  human though just like the wendigo the person was transformed after committing an act  cannibalism or refused to feed the starving.

 This caused the human's heart to freeze and turn to pure ice. Once this happens, the person changes into a Chenoo. 

These fierce creatures are giants compared to normal  humans and described as being both man and beast. 

They look like a haggard, naked old man with  predatory  eyes and may have chunks of flesh missing where it has eaten its own flesh (lips, arm skin and shoulders).

again very similar to a wendigo with the large figure, missing flesh and apatite for human meat.

 It will often cover its flesh in pine resin and roll in leaves and fallen branches to make a camouflage for itself in the forest.

 They live in the far, north and come  down to raid villages when hungry snatching up any unfortunate individuals they can.

Their frozen heart is they key to killing them.

 A special medicine, known only to the tribes, can cause them to vomit up the heart of ice and the hearts of those they devoured and become human again. But generally, saving the human is not possible....

 One way to kill a Chanoo is to  give it a bit of salt. The salt will melt it's icy heart another is to chop it up into several pieces ( though that would also work on most things).

The Chenoo myth probably originated as a means to discourage cannibalism during hard times and harsh winters when food was scarce and not sharing food could mean death and desperation could lead to cannibalism. 

 Another possibility is that the Chenoo may actually be a northern  bigfoot, in fact there are several Indian legends that speak of bigfoot/sasquatch /hairy man ect taking women and children from the camps and eating them.  

Winter Cryptids, The Muhaha

The Mahaha or Maha  is a winter creature from Inuit folklore, it has a thin but strong human like figure with ice blue skin that's cold to the touch and  long hair that appears frozen solid.

 

It's shirtless and barefoot, being unbothered by the cold. It always has a crazed or  unnerving smile  on its face. It also has long, bony fingers with long, sharp fingernails. It's preferred method of attack is Tickling ... It will tickle you to death leaving you frozen  with a twisted smile on your face.(Frozen Grin or Death Smile) it  roams the Arctic searching for victims, usually lone travelers.

Fortunately it's not very intelligent and can be easily tricked, if you ever encounter the Mahaha just ask it to have a drink with you at a stream or river when it  bends down to drink, push it into the water and watch it be swept away by the currents.

Some believe this myth may have originated as an explanation for the  expressions seen on some victims who have frozen to death.( Death Smile).

 It's mostly used as a coutanary  warning  to prevent people from wandering off alone in the harsh arctic especially during winter.