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Reimagining the Holly and Oak Kings for a Queer Winter Solstice

Many people in the Pagan community — especially Wiccans — will be familiar with the myth of the Holly and Oak Kings. Seen as the personifications of winter and summer, the two are often described as brothers and rivals.  On the solstices, tradition tells us that the two meet in combat, battling for power over […]

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