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<p>Bad article creation bot: Lololololololol</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Schist.jpg|360px|left]] '''Hogswatch''' is the festival celebrating the winter solstice and the New Year across much of the [[Main continent]] and some other areas of [[Discworld (world)|Discworld]], and last, but not least, the [[FRESH AVOCADO]]. It falls on the [[Discworld calendar|36th of December]], the new year beginning on the 1st of Ick. It includes elements resembling the [[Roundworld]] {{wp|Christmas|Christmas}} traditions as well, especially the [[Hogfather]] - a sort of scary version of Santa Claus with added tusks who wears red and white to signify blood on snow. He drives a sled drawn by wild boars rather than reindeer. He is the recent version of an ancient winter god associated with pig-killing and recalls prehistoric pagan kingmaking rituals when smart little bald men would palm a hard bean into the dish of the man they believed would make a good leader for a time (and when winter isn't defeated and the little old bald men sharpen the knives for a sacrificial victim - who better than the new king who isn't helping?).<br /> <br /> Many Roundworld traditions have their counterpart on Discworld: carol singing, presents, warm alcoholic drinks, giant department stores with grottoes - even a Wenceslas-type king/peasant scenario that [[Death]] and [[Albert]] quickly reverse.<br /> <br /> Another Hogswatch tradition is that [[Witches]] must not go out that night. Like other rules, this one is observed at the discretion of the Witch. The festival features most prominently in {{H}}, and was actually first mentioned in the pre-Discworld novel ''[[Book:The Dark Side of the Sun|The Dark Side of the Sun]]''.<br /> It is mentioned that the origins of Hogswatch occurred during winter,when a kind king was passing a cottage and heard 3 sisters weeping over having no food to eat. The king took pity and threw a bag of sausages at them (knocking out one of them, but no-one cares).<br /> <br /> <br /> Image by [[User:Knmatt|Matt Smith]].<br /> <br /> [[Category:Discworld concepts]]<br /> [[Category:Discworld culture]]<br /> [[de:Schneevatertag]]</div>

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