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insufferableprotagonistpoll · 8 months

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Please note that a character currently needs at least 3 submissions to make it into the poll

That said:

Has 3 Submissions or more:

Aquamarin Hoshino - Oshi No Ko

Artemis Fowl - Artemis Fowl

Ash Ketchum - Pokemon

Batman - DC

Bloom Peters - Fate: The Winx Saga

Bojack Horseman - Bojack Horseman

Brambleclaw - Warrior Cats

Charlie Morningstar - Hazbin Hotel

Dr Gregory House - House MD

Ebony Darkness Dementia Raven Way - My Immortal

Elsa - Frozen

Ferris Bueller - Ferris Bueller's Day off

Frank Reagan - Blue Bloods

Gray Wing - Warrior Cats

Harry Potter - Harry Potter

Izuku (Deku) Midoriya - Boku no Hero Academia

Kvothe - The Kingkiller Chronicles

Kyouya Sata - Ookami shoujo to kuro ouji

Light Yagami - Death Note

Meliodas - Seven Deadly Sins

Oscar - Shark Tale

Owen Grady - Jurassic World

Pucca - Pucca

Rachel Berry - Glee

Rey - Star Wars

Richard Rahl - Seeker of Truth/Legend of the Seeker

Rintaro Okabe - Steins;Gate

Robin - Teen Titans Go

Skullduggery Pleasant - Skullduggery Pleasant

Stuart Little - Stuart Little

The Tenth Doctor - Doctor Who

Velma - Velma

Has 2 Submissions:

Achilles - The Iliad

Arthur Pendragon - BBC Merlin

Bloom Peters - Winx Club

Claire - Ship It

Daphne Bridgerton - Bridgerton

Dawson Leery - Dawson’s Creek

Dr. Heinrich Faust - Goethes Faust

Duck Dodgers - Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2 century

Elizabeth - Bioshock Burial at Sea

Elric of Melniborne - The Elric Saga

Emiya Shirou - Fate Stay Night

Eren Jaegar - Shingeki no Kyojin

Ezra Bridger - Star Wars Rebels

Feyre Archeron - A Court of Thorns and Roses

Frasier Crane - Frasier

James Bond - James Bond

Jaune Arc - RWBY

Joker - Persona 5

Kohaku - Dr. Stone

Makoto Itou - School Days

Netsa Archeron - A Court of Thorns and Roses

Odysseus - The Odyssey

Piper - Orange is the new Black

Quentin Coldwater - The Magicians (books)

Riley Matthews - Girl Meets World

Shen Qingqiu (Shen Yuan) - Scum Villain’s Self Saving System

Tom Paris - Star Trek: vVyager

Wade Watts - Ready Player One

William Afton - FNaF Ultimate Custom Night

Yukitero "Yukki" Amano - Future Diary

Zack Morris - Saved by the Bell

Has 1 Submission

Adrien Agreste - Miraculous Ladybug

Ahsoka - Ahsoka Disney+

Akiyama Shun - Ryu Ga Gotoku/Yakuza

Alexander Hamilton - Hamilton

Animal Crossing New Horizons' Player Character - Animal Crossing New Horizons

Aragorn - Lord of the Rings

Arek - So This Is Ever After

Ataru Moroboshi - Urusei Yatsura

August Landry - One Last Stop

Ayin - Lobotomy Corporation

Bakugou Katsuki - My Hero Academia

BEOWULF - BEOWULF

Betty Cooper - Riverdale

Bill Dickey - The Eltingville Club/Welcome to Eltingville

Billy Buddy/Dr. Horrible - Dr. Horrible's Sing Along

Billy Hatcher - Billy Hatcher and the giant egg

Blake - Pokemon Adventures Black 2 and White 2

Blitzo - Helluva Boss

Bubsy - Bubsy 3D

Caleb Widogast - Critical Role

Charley Pollard - Doctor Who

Choromatsu Matsuno - Osomatsu-san

Claire Fraser - Outlander

Clear Sky/Skystar - Warrior Cats

Colin Bridgerton - Bridgerton

Corrin - Fire Emblem Fates

Cory Matthews - Boy Meets World

Dal - Star Trek Prodigy

Damian Wayne - DC

Data - Star Trek The Next Generation

Dorrigo Evans - The Narrow Road to the Deep North book

Dr. Hanna Heath - People of the Book

Ellison Oswalt - Sinister

Emma Nelson - Degrassi: The Next Generation

Equality 7-2521 - Anthem

Galadriel Higgins - The Scholomance Trilogy

Geralt of Rivia - The Last Wish, The Witcher books

Go Siwon - A Guy Like You

Haruyuki Arita - Accel World

Hermione Granger - Harry Potter

Homer Simpson - The Simpson

Howard Roark - The Fountainhead

Humbert Humbert - Lolita

James Bond - The Sean Connery James Bond Movies

James Holden - The Expanse book series

Jaypaw - Warrior Cats

Jean-Luc Picard - Star Trek The Next Generation

Jeff Winger - Community

Jim Hopper - Stranger Things

JJ - Cocomelon

Joaquin Monegro - Abel Sánchez

John Proctor - The Crucible

Jon Snow - ASoIaF

Jotaro Kujo - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Joy - Inside Out

Jughead Jones - Riverdale

Kade - Down to Earth Webtoon

Kai - The Witch King

Kang Jinha - A Guy Like You

Katara - Avatar the Last Airbender

Katnis - Hunger Games

Kaz Kaan - Neo Yokio

Keiichi Maebara - Higurashi when they cry

Khai - Theory of Love - Thai BL Show

King Arthur - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

Korra - Avatar: Legend of Korra

Koyomi Araragi - The Monogatari series

Kun-chan - Mirai

Lelouch Lamperouge - Code Geass

Leroy Jethro Gibbs - NCIS

Lionblaze - Warriors (Power of Three and Omen of the Stars)

Luna - Retro

Luffy - One Piece

Lyn - Fire Emblem

Makoto Naegi - Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Mal - Firefly

Manaow - Love Senior

Mark Watney - The Martian

Mary Poppins - Walt Disney's Mary Poppins

Merlin - BBC Merlin

Meursault - The Stranger

Mia - La La Land

Michael Burnham - Star Trek: Discovery

Mike Wheeler - Stranger Things

Miyo Sasaki - A Whisker Away

Mordecai - Regular Show

Navier - Remarried Princess

Nessa - Acotar (Later Book)

Nick Carraway - The Great Gatsby

Nicole - Class of 09

Nightheart - Warrior Cats

North Italy - Hetalia

Okajima ""Rock"" Rokuro - Black Lagoon (Anime)

Otis Milburn - Sex Education

Patrick Bateman - American Psycho

Peppa Pig - Peppa Pig

Piper McLean - Heroes of Olympus

Pippa Fitz-Amobi - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

Ramona Flowers - Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Ramsey Snow - Game of Thrones

Rebecca Bunch - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (TV show)

Robert Langdon - The Da Vinci Code

Rodion Raskolnikov - Crime and Punishment

Rorschach - Watchmen

Ruby - Max & Ruby

Ryo Saeba - City Hunter

Sabrina Spellman - Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Sami Reese - Little White Lie

Sasuke - Naruto

Satou Kazuma - Konosuba

Senku Ishigami - Doctor Stone

Shiori - Six Crimson Cranes

Shrek - Shrek

Snow Villiers - Final Fantasy 13

Spike Witwicky - Transformers IDW comics

Star Butterfly - Star vs The Forces of Evil

Stiles Stilinski - Teen Wolf

Sydney Atherton - The Beetle

Tai Kamiya - Digimon Adventure

Takao - Garden of Words

Tara Webster - Dance Academy

Tarl Cabot - The Gor Chronicles

Teriella Rufeon - My Husband Changes Every Night

The Beheaded - Dead Cells

Tom Wachowski - The Sonic Movies

Vanellope von Schweetz - Ralph Breaks the internet

Violetta - Disney's Violetta

Wolverine - X-Men

Wreck it Ralph - Ralph Breaks the Internet

Yu/Ai - Final Fantasy Unlimited

Yuri Zhivago - Doctor Zhivago

Yuusaku Godai - Maison Ikkoku

Available for Resubmission (needs at least 1 resubmission to participate)

Aang - Avatar: The Last Airbender

Atsuko Kagiri/Akko - Little Witch Academia

Beca Mitchell - Pitch Perfect

Clary Fray/Fairchild - Shadowhunters

Elena Gilbert - Vampire Diaries

Eragon - Eragon/Inheritance Cycle

Erika Shinohara - Ookami shoujo to kuro ouji

Harry DuBois - Disco Elysium

Katarina Claes - My Next Life as a Villainess

Kiris - On the Emperor's Lap

Kirito - Sword Art Online

Rand al'Thor - Wheel of Time

Scott McCall - Teen Wolf

Scott Pilgrim - Scott Pilgrim

Sophie Foster - Keeper of the Lost Cities

Tim Jackson Drake - DC

Tori Vega - Victorious

Wanda Maximoff - MCU

Wei (Ying) Wuxian - Mo Dao Zu Shi

Xander Harris - Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Currently unavailable for a new Round:

Aelin Ashryver Galathynius/Celaena Sardothien - Throne of Glass

Alex Eagleston - YIIK

Anakin Skywalker - Star Wars

Bella Swan - Twilight

Caillou - Caillou

Coriolanus Snow - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Dean Winchester - Supernatural

Evan Hansen - Dear Evan Hansen

Gregory - FNaF Security Breach

Harry Dresden - The Dresden Files

Heywood Floyd - Space Odyssey

Holden Caulfield - The Catcher in the Rye

Kazuya Kinoshita - Rent-a-Girlfriend

Mal - Descendants

Marinette Dupain-Cheng - Miraculous Ladybug

Naofumi Iwatani - The Rising of the Shield Hero

Peter Griffin - Family guy

Peter Pan - Peter Pan

Ross Geller - Friends

Stolas - Helluva Boss

Ted Mosby - How I Met Your Mother

Tony Stark - MCU

Victor Frankenstein - Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus

Walter White - Breaking Bad

Y/N - Fanfiction

Zoey Redbird - The House of Night

#insufferable protagonist tournament #insufferable protagonist poll

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personalitydatabased · 2 years

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beth ditto for dazed magazine (2017)

photography: jeff bark

styling: elizabeth fraser-bell

#beth ditto #gossip #dazed magazine #music #musicblr #high fashion #grunge #indie sleaze #fashion #magazine #it girl #girlblogging

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todaysdocument · 10 months

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Discharge Petition for H.R. 7152, the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Record Group 233: Records of the U.S. House of RepresentativesSeries: General Records

This item, H.R. 7152, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, faced strong opposition in the House Rules Committee. Howard Smith, Chairman of the committee, refused to schedule hearings for the bill. Emanuel Celler, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, attempted to use this discharge petition to move the bill out of committee without holding hearings. The petition failed to gain the required majority of Congress (218 signatures), but forced Chairman Smith to schedule hearings.

88th CONGRESS. House of Representatives No. 5 Motion to Discharge a Committee from the Consideration of a RESOLUTION (State whether bill, joint resolution, or resolution) December 9, 1963 To the Clerk of the House of Representatives: Pursuant to Clause 4 of Rule XXVII (see rule on page 7), I EMANUEL CELLER (Name of Member), move to discharge to the Commitee on RULES (Committee) from the consideration of the RESOLUTION; H. Res. 574 entitled, a RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H. R. 7152) which was referred to said committee November 27, 1963 in support of which motion the undersigned Members of the House of Representatives affix their signatures, to wit: 1. Emanuel Celler 2. John J. Rooney 3. Seymour Halpern 4. James G Fulton 5. Thomas W Pelly 6. Robt N. C. Nix 7. Jeffery Cohelan 8. W A Barrett 9. William S. Mailiard 10. 11. Augustus F. Hawkins 12. Otis G. Pike 13. Benjamin S Rosenthal 14. Spark M Matsunaga 15. Frank M. Clark 16. William L Dawson 17. Melvin Price 18. John C. Kluczynski 19. Barratt O'Hara 20. George E. Shipley 21. Dan Rostenkowski 22. Ralph J. Rivers[page] 2 23. Everett G. Burkhalter 24. Robert L. Leggett 25. William L St Onge 26. Edward P. Boland 27. Winfield K. Denton 28. David J. Flood 29. 30. Lucian N. Nedzi 31. James Roosevelt 32. Henry C Reuss 33. Charles S. Joelson 34. Samuel N. Friedel 35. George M. Rhodes 36. William F. Ryan 37. Clarence D. Long 38. Charles C. Diggs Jr 39. Morris K. Udall 40. Wm J. Randall 41. 42. Donald M. Fraser 43. Joseph G. Minish 44. Edith Green 45. Neil Staebler 46. 47. Ralph R. Harding 48. Frank M. Karsten 49. 50. John H. Dent 51. John Brademas 52. John E. Moss 53. Jacob H. Gilbert 54. Leonor K. Sullivan 55. John F. Shelley 56. 57. Lionel Van Deerlin 58. Carlton R. Sickles 59. 60. Edward R. Finnegan 61. Julia Butler Hansen 62. Richard Bolling 63. Ken Heckler 64. Herman Toll 65. Ray J Madden 66. J Edward Roush 67. James A. Burke 68. Frank C. Osmers Jr 69. Adam Powell 70. 71. Fred Schwengel 72. Philip J. Philiben 73. Byron G. Rogers 74. John F. Baldwin 75. Joseph Karth 76. 77. Roland V. Libonati 78. John V. Lindsay 79. Stanley R. Tupper 80. Joseph M. McDade 81. Wm Broomfield 82. 83. 84. Robert J Corbett 85. 86. Craig Hosmer87. Robert N. Giaimo 88. Claude Pepper 89. William T Murphy 90. George H. Fallon 91. Hugh L. Carey 92. Robert T. Secrest 93. Harley O. Staggers 94. Thor C. Tollefson 95. Edward J. Patten 96. 97. Al Ullman 98. Bernard F. Grabowski 99. John A. Blatnik 100. 101. Florence P. Dwyer 102. Thomas L. ? 103. 104. Peter W. Rodino 105. Milton W. Glenn 106. Harlan Hagen 107. James A. Byrne 108. John M. Murphy 109. Henry B. Gonzalez 110. Arnold Olson 111. Harold D Donahue 112. Kenneth J. Gray 113. James C. Healey 114. Michael A Feighan 115. Thomas R. O'Neill 116. Alphonzo Bell 117. George M. Wallhauser 118. Richard S. Schweiker 119. 120. Albert Thomas 121. 122. Graham Purcell 123. Homer Thornberry 124. 125. Leo W. O'Brien 126. Thomas E. Morgan 127. Joseph M. Montoya 128. Leonard Farbstein 129. John S. Monagan 130. Brad Morse 131. Neil Smith 132. Harry R. Sheppard 133. Don Edwards 134. James G. O'Hara 135. 136. Fred B. Rooney 137. George E. Brown Jr. 138. 139. Edward R. Roybal 140. Harris. B McDowell jr. 141. Torbert H. McDonall 142. Edward A. Garmatz 143. Richard E. Lankford 144. Richard Fulton 145. Elizabeth Kee 146. James J. Delaney 147. Frank Thompson Jr 148. 149. Lester R. Johnson 150. Charles A. Buckley4 151. Richard T. Hanna 152. James Corman 153. Paul A Fino 154. Harold M. Ryan 155. Martha W. Griffiths 156. Adam E. Konski 157. Chas W. Wilson 158. Michael J. Kewan 160. Alex Brooks 161. Clark W. Thompson 162. John D. Gringell [?] 163. Thomas P. Gill 164. Edna F. Kelly 165. Eugene J. Keogh 166 John. B. Duncan 167. Elmer J. Dolland 168. Joe Caul 169. Arnold Olsen 170. Monte B. Fascell [?] 171. [not deciphered] 172. J. Dulek 173. Joe W. [undeciphered] 174. J. J. Pickle [Numbers 175 through 214 are blank]

#archivesgov #December 12 #1963 #civil rights #civil rights act of 1964 #1960s

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wardrobeoftime · 19 days

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Master Post - N to Z

If you notice any show, movie or character missing that I’ve made gifs of, please let me know. Characters are sorted alphabetically by first their last name and then their first name.

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Nussknacker und Mausekönig (Louise Stahlbaum | Marie Stahlbaum | Zuckerfee/Sugar Fairy)

Oktoberfest 1900/Oktoberfest: Beer & Blood (Clara Prank | Curt Prank)

Once Upon A Time in Wonderland (Alice | Cora Mills | Anastasia Tremaine)

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Agatha Danbury | Queen Charlotte | Violet Ledger | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Princess Charlotte of Wales)

Rise of Empires: Ottoman (Katarina Branković | Mara Branković | Gülbahar Hatun | Hüma Hatun | Constantine XI Palaiologos)

Romeo & Juliet [2013] (Juliet Capulet)

Sechs auf einen Streich (see the individual movies)

Shadow and Bone (Tatiana Lantsov | Zoya Nazyalensky | Genya Safin | Alina Starkov)

Sisi [2009] (Elisabeth “Sisi” of Austria | Archduchess Sophie of Austria | Helene “Néné” in Bavaria | Charlotte of Belgium | Eugénie de Montijo)

Sisi [2021] (Elisabeth “Sisi” of Austria | Archduchess Sophie of Austria | Helene “Néné” in Bavaria | Karl Ludwig von Grünne | Eugénie de Montijo)

Sissi Trilogy (Elisabeth “Sisi” of Austria | Archduchess Sophie of Austria | Helene “Néné” in Bavaria | Ludovika, The Duchess in Bavaria)

Snow White and the Huntsman (Ravenna)

Sophie - Braut wider Willen (Sophie von Ahlen)

Still Star-Crossed (Guiliana Capulet | Juliet Capulet | Rosaline Capulet | Tessa Montague | Princess Isabella of Verona)

The 100 (Emori | Clarke Griffin | Lexa)

The Age of Adaline (Adaline Bowman)

The Last Duel (Marguerite de Carrouges | Jacques Le Gris)

The Little Mermaid [2023] (Vanessa)

The Crown (Catherine Middleton | Queen Elizabeth II | Princess Margaret)

The Empress (see Die Kaiserin)

The Eras Tour (Taylor Swift)

The Gilded Age (Bertha Russell | Peggy Scott | Extras)

The Greatest Showman (Jenny Lind)

The Hunger Games Trilogy (Katniss Everdeen | Peeta Mellark | Johanna Mason | Finnick Odair | Coriolanus Snow)

The Huntsman: Winter’s War (Freya | Ravenna)

The Other Boleyn Girl 2008 (Anne Boleyn | Elizabeth Boleyn (née Howard) | Mary Boleyn)

The Pillars of the Earth (Empress Matilda)

The Princess Switch (Margaret Delacourt | Fiona Pembroke)

The Royals (Princess Eleanor Henstridge | Queen Helena Henstridge | Wilhelmina “Willow” Moreno)

The Scandalous Lady W (Seymour Fleming)

The School for Good and Evil (Emma Anemone | Clarissa Dovey | Leonora Lesso)

The Serpent Queen (Catherine de Medici | Diane de Poitiers | Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots)

The Spanish Princess (Catherine of Aragon | Henry VIII | Mary Tudor)

The White Princess (Mary of Burgundy | Elizabeth of York)

The Young Victoria (Victoria, The Duchess of Kent (née of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld) | Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen | Queen Victoria)

Three Thousand Years of Longing (Hürrem Sultan | Kösem Sultan)

Trenck - Zwei Herzen gegen die Krone (Anna Amalia of Prussia)

Tulip Fever (Mrs Overalt | Sophia Sandvoort | Mrs Steen)

Tut (Ankhesenamun)

Vampire Academy [2022] (Vasilisa “Lissa” Dragomir)

Victoria (Queen Victoria | Victoria, Princess Royal)

Vom Reich zur Republik (Victoria, Princess Royal)

War & Peace [2016] (Natasha Rostova)

What We Do In The Shadows (Marwa)

Wolf Hall (Anne Boleyn | Catherine of Aragon)

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the-hottest-band-tournament · 4 months

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Round Two

Siouxsie and the Banshees

Defeated opponents: The Allman Brothers Band

Formed in: 1976

Genres: Gothic rock, punk rock

Lineup: Siouxsie soux - lead vocals

Steven Severin - bass

Budgie - drums

Robert Smith - guitars, keyboard

Albums from the 80s:

Kaleidoscope (1980)

Juju (1981)

A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982)

Hyæna (1984)

Tinderbox (1986)

Through the Looking Glass (1987)

Peepshow (1988)

Propaganda:

Cocteau Twins

Defeated opponents: Descendents

Formed in: 1979

Genres: Ethereal wave, dream pop

Lineup: Elizabeth Fraser – vocals

Robin Guthrie – guitar, bass, drum machine, keyboards

Albums from the 80s:

Garlands (1982)

Head over Heels (1983)

Treasure (1986)

Victorialand (1986)

The Moon and the Melodies (1986) (with Harold Budd)

Blue Bell Knoll (1988)

Propaganda:

#round 2 #siouxsie and the banshees #cocteau twins #siouxsie sioux #steven severin #budgie #robert smith #elizabeth fraser #robin guthrie #the hottest 80s band tournament #the hottest 80s band tourney

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gothlisteningclub · 5 months

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Goth Listening Club Day #53: Cocteau Twins- Blue Bell Knoll

"Elizabeth Fraser is a siren, and THIS is their BEST ALBUM!!!"

LISTEN ON: SPOTIFY / APPLE MUSIC / YOUTUBE

#cocteau twins #dream pop #etherealwave #shoegaze #yayyy im glad cocteau twins got submitted one of my favorite bands ever in the whole world <3 #5/5

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underthewingsofthblackeagle · 2 years

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Foto: Panorama Helsinki / Finland - Cathedral and Place of the Parliament (by tap5a)

“We only do this for Fergus!” is a short Outlander Fan Fiction story and my contribution to the Outlander Prompt Exchange (Prompt 3: Fake Relationship AU: Jamie Fraser wants to formally adopt his foster son Fergus, but his application will probably not be approved… unless he is married and/or in a committed relationship. Enter one Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp (Randall?) to this story) @outlanderpromptexchange

Chapter 20: A traditional German Christmas

The week had started as planned. Jamie had taken over the care of Fergus and, while he was at school, worked from home. As it was approaching the end of the year, this was not a problem, as business was usually more slow at this time. Three days had passed since their trip to Wartburg Castle and the usual daily life had resumed in the Fraser villa.

Potsdam * Picture Herbert Aust by Pixabay

Since there was no real need for Fraser to work from his office in Berlin that week, he had decided to do the things he needed to do from Potsdam and otherwise support Claire. So that morning he had showered Fergus, dressed him, had breakfast with him, and dropped him off at school. This gave Claire the opportunity to sleep a little longer that morning. By the time Jamie had returned and entered the dining room, Claire was already sitting at the table, bent over several large sheets of paper. She wanted to get up to greet him, but he motioned for her to remain seated. "Good morning," he said softly, at the same time lightly placing his right hand on her shoulder. "Good morning," she returned and a natural smile spread all over her face. At the sight of him, the feeling of great relief ran through her, as she had felt then when he had returned to Potsdam after the 10-day business trip. A mountain of work was piling up in front of her, but the fact that Fraser was in the house gave her the impression that everything was 'going its way' again, that is, the familiar way. And that feeling seemed to make her work easier. Jamie sat down and rang the little table bell for Mrs. Curtius. The latter appeared and inquired about his wishes. When she had left again, he clasped his hands and bent his upper body toward Claire. "May I ask what this ..."

Planung * Picture by Minika from Pixabay "It's a plan for Christmas preparations," Claire replied, even before he had fully formulated the question. "The Christmas preparations?" Jamie looked at her in amazement. "Yes, I could, well, I didn't want to bring it up in addition during our conversation about Christmas. I wanted to wait until some normalcy had returned to our daily lives. Mrs. Curtius and I have to plan the preparations for Christmas." "I don't understand? There was only talk of baking cookies and doing handicrafts ..." "Yes, as I said, I wanted to wait and see ..." "I'm listening!" he encouraged her.

Claire let out a small sigh. "O.k., so a few days ago Fergus came home from school and announced that he wanted a 'traditional German Christmas'." "A traditional German Christmas? I don't understand? What is that supposed to be and why ...?" "Well, the thing is actually quite simple: the children at school are already talking about the coming Christmas. What they want for Christmas, where they might be going on Christmas vacation with their parents, or what visitors they expect for Christmas. And of course, the children also exchange ideas about how they celebrate Christmas. If I understood correctly, one of the teachers also talked to the children about the different Christmas traditions that are traditional in other countries. Well, and when I talked to Fergus about it, your son announced he wanted a 'traditional German Christmas'." Still Jamie looked at Claire uncomprehendingly. "I think Fergus, for one, just wants to know how his classmates celebrate it with their families. After all, he's very bright and interested in everything. If he could, he wouldn't sleep at all, he'd just read. And when he's not reading, he's asking everyone who's available about everything ... On the other hand, I think he just wants to belong. That is perfectly normal for children at that age. In short, he wants us to celebrate Christmas the way it's traditionally celebrated here." Jamie took a deep breath and exhaled. Then he nodded. At that moment the door opened and Mrs. Curtius brought a pot of tea for Jamie and Claire. He thanked her, grabbed the pot and cups, and poured tea for himself and Claire: "And what exactly is this supposed to look like?" Claire didn't address his question. "You, you, ... haven't had annual celebrations in a while?" Jamie set the pot aside and reached for the cup, but then set it back down. He was silent for a moment, as if to collect himself. Then he looked at Claire:

Tea * Picture by Pexels from Pixabay "Eight years ago, my father passed away. After that, my sister and her family moved to Marseille. She and Ian, her husband, took over an estate there that my father left them. I visit them there, usually around Easter. But Christmas ... no. Most people take a vacation between Christmas and New Year, but in the company we use this quiet period intensively for planning and preparations for the next year. At least the older employees and me. Those who have families are also on vacation then, of course. I ..." "So you haven't celebrated Christmas for several years already," Claire stated matter-of-factly. Actually, she didn't even have to ask him about it, she had already guessed. "Well, in Scotland, Christmas is not such a big tradition either, we actually celebrate more the transition of the year, Hogmanay," Jamie replied thoughtfully. "Wouldn't you like us to have a traditional Christmas for Fergus ..." This time Claire didn't get to finish. "Oh, yes, I do! Yes, I do!" "Well, I understand if you'd rather give your son Scottish traditions ..." "No! Yes!" "Sorry, what I'm trying to say is: Of course I don't want him to feel left out among his classmates. I want him to have the Christmas he wants. For Hogmanay I can tell him something about our Scottish traditions and maybe we can do something special with reference to Scotland ... Then he would even have something different, something more than his classmates and could tell them about it after the vacations. What ... what do you think about that?" Claire smiled. "I think it would be nice for Fergus to learn about the traditions of the country he's growing up in as well as the traditions of his father." Now Jamie smiled, too. "So how does this look practically ... With the preparations?" he then asked. Claire moved her chair closer to Jamie, grabbed one of the sheets of paper that had the heading "Timing" on it, and said: "Well, for the kids, wintertime starts on November 11. That's when Saint Martin's Day is celebrated." "That tells me something."

St. Martin Statue * Picture by Caniceus from Pixabay "I thought so. Saint Martin's Day is celebrated in memory of Saint Martin of Tours, who was buried on November 11, 397. In Central Europe, this day is marked by numerous customs, including St. Martin's goose dinner, St. Martin's procession and St. Martin's singing. The school of our 'little pirate' together with the Museum Village Düppel will organize a parade in the late afternoon of November 11. In the processions, children parade through the streets with lanterns. They will be accompanied by a rider sitting on a white horse, wearing a red coat, representing St. Martin as a Roman soldier. They will make their own lanterns in class beforehand. According to the legend, the Roman soldier Martin of Tours rode past a freezing beggar in winter. Since he himself had only his own clothes and weapons, Martin drew his sword, divided his coat, and gave the beggar half of it. At the end of the lantern parade, everyone meets at a St. Martin's bonfire, where one of the teachers tells the story of St. Martin and the children are given cookies and non-alcoholic fruit punch."

St. Martin’s Procession in Treis-Karden, district of Karden, 2018; conclusion on the Lindenplatz in front of the church St. Castor. St. Martin was portrayed by Eyleen Berwanger from Zettingen * Picture: Spurzem - Eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=115303207 "And the adults who go along don't get anything? I thought the story was supposed to teach kindness, compassion and a willingness to share?" Jamie played the indignant one. Claire rolled her eyes, then nudged him on the arm. "For the adults who go along, I'm sure there will be something. But you shouldn't eat too much ..." "Why?" "Because traditionally, on the evening of St. Martin's Day, people eat St. Martin's goose in the family. So: goose legs with red cabbage and bread dumplings ..." Jamie leaned back. A slight grin played around his mouth. "I have to say, I'm starting to like the idea of us having a traditional German Christmas. Roast goose sounds good." Claire rolled her eyes one more time, but before she could nudge his arm again, he had dodged it, too.

St. Martin’s Gans * Picture: Von Zyance - Eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1784127

"So what's next?" Claire pointed at the sheet: "So November 11 as early as Tuesday of next week. The Monday before that I will buy a fir wreath for our door and some other decorations. Mrs. Curtius will take care of the food. The lantern parade will start at 4:00 pm. Am I right in thinking that we will go there together with Fergus?" "But of course!" Jamie pulled the smartphone out of his pocket and entered the date into his calendar. "What happens then?" "Then we have Volkstrauertag, Buß- und Bettag and Totensonntag. But those are all not holidays associated with Christmas. Volkstrauertag commemorates the victims of wars, Buß- und Bettag is a Protestant holiday that, when it falls on a weekday, is only work-free in the state of Saxony, and on what is known as Ewigkeits- or Totensonntag (Eternity Sunbday or Sunday of the Sunday of the Dead), churches commemorate the loved ones who have died this year. On the following Sunday is then the first Advent and thus begins then officially the Christmas season. I will then buy an Advent wreath and ..." "Advent wreath?" "A wreath woven from fir branches, decorated with ribbons, pine cones, stars and red berries, and on which there are four candles, usually red. The first candle is lit at breakfast that Sunday. I thought I would then tell the modern history of the origin of the Advent wreath and how it became widespread in Germany." "And how did that happen?" "That, boss, you'll find out on Advent Day."

Advents wreath * Picture: Cornischong in der Wikipedia auf Luxemburgisch - Eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 1.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14894401 Now it was Jamie who sighed audibly and rolled his eyes. "The candle is then relit at every meal and then on the second Sunday of Advent the second one is added and so on. By the way, the 1st of Advent this year is on November 30. Then the day after that, December 1, the Advent calendar begins." Jamie said nothing, but just looked at her questioningly. "The Advent calendar goes from December 1 to December 24. Each day the child gets to open a little present. You can buy ready-made calendars that then have a piece of chocolate hidden behind a door for each day. But I looked at templates for Advent calendars and decided to prepare one myself for Fergus. Those store-bought things are so unimaginative. I'm going to make a homemade calendar and 'see' what different little things you can put in it. It doesn't have to be chocolate every day." Jamie nodded. Claire held out a self-painted picture to him, on which a large red cord could be seen. Attached to the cord by means of small golden rings were stars, boots, sacks, fir trees, snowmen, and little houses made of fabric in different sizes and colors. "The ornaments - " Claire pointed to a boot - "serve as a kind of bag to put the little gifts in ..." Jamie looked at the drawing intently. "I see," he said, adding, "Fergus then gets to open them day by day, from December 1 to December 24, that is." "Exactly."

Adventscalendar * Picture: Von Andrea Schaufler - Eigenes Werk, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1421768

Claire could tell how excited he was at the thought of the joy his son would feel once he saw that calendar. "And then it's Christmas?"

"No," Claire objected, "then first it's December 6, which is St. Nicholas Day. This day is celebrated in memory of St. Nicholas. The night before, children place a boot outside the door of their house or room, which, according to legend, St. Nicholas then fills with small gifts during the night - nuts, tangerines, oranges, or even a small toy, new writing utensils for school ..." "Doesn't it ever stop with the presents?" "Yes it does, after Christmas Eve everything is over. Except for Christmas." "Oh yes, in Germany that's three holidays." "Not quite. Christmas Eve, is considered a half holiday. Then following the 1st and the 2nd Christmas Day. Christmas Eve, which is December 24, is still quite a busy day. Since around there is traditionally also only potato salad and sausages for lunch. After that, the Christmas tree is decorated. This is usually done by the parents, the children have to stay outside. The room where the Christmas tree and presents are kept is then locked. In the early evening, the families go to the Christmas Eve service. When they get home, they have the traditional meal: roast goose with red cabbage and dumplings. But there are also families who traditionally eat carp on Christmas Eve." Jamie was about to say something when Claire continued as well: "Since Fergus wants a traditional Christmas, Mrs. Curtius and I have decided that on Christmas Eve we will have roast goose with red cabbage and mushroom dumplings. Stuffed baked apples with vanilla sauce are planned for dessert. After dinner, I will go into the living room, light the candles on the tree, and when I ring the little bell, you may come in. We'll sing a Christmas carol ..." Jamie's eyes widened.

Nicolaus * Picture: Neelam279 from Pixabay "Maybe 'Silent Night' or 'Oh You're Merry ...' and then Fergus gets to open his presents." Jamie nodded, but Claire could see he wasn't really convinced about the whole thing yet. "Then on Christmas Day we have a Christmas brunch in the morning with all kinds of different breads, cheese, sausage, egg, different kinds of fruit spread. In the afternoon, there is tea with fruit bread and different kinds of stollen. Mrs. Curtius and I have decided that we will bake marzipan and poppy seed stollen. For dinner, we plan to have roast wild boar with Armagnac sauce, potato croquettes and mushrooms. For dessert we will have plum jam with cream and some Christmas liqueur. For the second Christmas Day, Fergus has requested that we attend the morning service at the French Cathedral in Berlin." "So, has he?," Jamie asked in amazement. "Yes. Since we won't be home anytime soon after that, we'll have to have lunch in town. Do you have any idea where we can book a table there?" "I um, I'll think about it." "Good, but we shouldn't wait too long to do that. Restaurants are booked up well in advance for the holidays."

French Cathedral * Picture: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51186330 Jamie picked up his smartphone and composed a note. "We should be back here for afternoon tea then. For the evening ..." "Is there a menu planned again?" "Of course. It's a holiday, after all. We're having venison with Brussels sprouts and Princess potatoes. Then for dessert we'll have black forest cherry ice cream." Jamie looked at Claire and a slight grin played around his mouth. "What's there to grin about?" "After this Christmas dinner, we're all at least three pounds heavier." "So what?" she asked with a grin, "Christmas only comes once a year." As if to confirm her statement, she gently nudged him on the arm. "So it'll all be over on December 27th." "No, not quite. From December 27 to December 31 is then that time which in Germany is called 'the time between the years.' This expression describes the period between Christmas and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day. In Switzerland, this period is also called 'Old Year's Week'. During this time, life goes on as normal, but many people also use this time, as you said, to take a vacation. New Year's Eve is then again a half holiday. Once again everything is cleaned and tidied up. In the evening, the families go to the so-called Old Year's Eve or New Year's Eve service. Afterwards, they get together ... "... For dinner?" "Exactly! How did you guess?" Jamie didn't answer, he just grinned. "It's very common to make fondue or raclette that night. I talked to Mrs. Curtius about it. Raclette is out because Fergus doesn't like cheese that much. And as for fondue, we agreed that it is not yet something for a child his age. So we decided to have herring salad with jacket potatoes that evening. Later in the evening, not right after dinner, we'll have another fluffy mocha pudding. Any objections, Mr. Fraser?"

Herring * Picture: Jessica from Hove, United Kingdom - Matjes "Hausfrauenart", CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4097641

"No." "Good, otherwise you'd have to talk those out with your son, too. On New Year's morning, we have only a small breakfast. At 10:00 a.m. is the New Year's service. Since we ate well and a lot on the previous holidays, a light lunch is planned for New Year's Day. Mrs. Curtius and I thought of steamed pike with fennel vegetables and small jacket potatoes. There is no dessert, but in the afternoon again large baked apples with vanilla sauce. Well, and that concludes the holidays. Until January 6, the day of the three kings, the Christmas tree remains standing and its candles are lit every evening. Then on January 7, it is removed from the home and then all the Christmas decorations are packed away as well."

Claire was silent and looked expectantly at Jamie. The latter cleared his throat. Then he said: "So, if I understand the whole thing correctly, a traditional German Christmas consists of three components: the children get small or larger presents for almost a month, there's a lot of eating, and ... in between you go to church now and then." He grinned and quickly leaned to the side to avoid Claire's little fist. "Am I in the wrong? Or did I overhear or miss something?" Claire sighed. "The things you just listed are the things we need to plan for. Of course, this time of year isn't just about presents and food. It's also a time to come together to celebrate. You have a chance to spend more time together quietly, undisturbed for once. You have the opportunity to renew or strengthen connections, relationships. Before I got married, when I lived with my uncle Lambert, we often had guests on these days. He would invite any colleagues or companions and encourage me to invite friends. We were then always a larger group, very mixed in age. It was a lot of fun. Eating together, exchanging small gifts, singing together, telling stories, but also the familiar conversations that always developed in the course of the days. We learned a lot from each other ..." For a moment, Claire fell silent. Her eyes wandered across the dining room table through the window and out into the distance. Jamie could only try to imagine what was happening in her mind's eye right now. He had seen the picture of her uncle on her desk, the pictures of his excavation expeditions on the walls of her apartment. It didn't take any more questions to know how much Claire missed him. Was all the vigor she put into preparing this Christmas for Fergus perhaps also an attempt to reconnect with 'good old days'? He suspected so, and it made him all the happier to have given his approval to this kind of celebration. Suddenly Claire turned back to him:

Christmas Dinner * Picture: Klaus Hausmann from Pixabay

"I have also observed this in my circle of colleagues. My colleague Anneliese's husband died of a serious illness a few years ago, and her children are studying in Karlsruhe and Munich. For her, the time from Christmas to New Year is very important. You could always really see it in her face. She absorbed the strength she took from the time with her children like a dry sponge. It was as if she wanted to create a kind of depository of good memories, because after that she would not see her children again until Easter. I noticed this with younger colleagues as well. One of them, Claudia, was always very sad when she was on duty over Christmas and couldn't go home to her family. She had come to Berlin from a small town in Hesse. In the beginning, it was probably more out of a sense of adventure. Then she stayed because she met her boyfriend here. But to celebrate Christmas with her family, none of this was an alternative. I once asked her what was the most important thing about Christmas for her. She said it was the feeling of security. She told me that the first childhood experience she would consciously remember was a Christmas service. She would still have the image in her mind of sitting on the floor next to her family's pew and playing as a child during that service. But, of course, there are the opposite experiences. I had a colleague who always volunteered to serve on those days. At first we thought he was doing it because of the extra money you get for holiday duty. Then once I was also assigned to duty on the holidays, it came out that he actually longed to celebrate Christmas. But the relationships in his family were so broken that he preferred to go to work on those days. It was very sad to hear that. He put all his hopes on having a family of his own someday ..." Again she was silent. This time Jamie could imagine very clearly what Claire was thinking at that moment. He gently squeezed her hand, looked at her and said: "Then let's do everything we can to make sure Fergus has only good memories of this festive season. What can I help with?" Claire was glad that Jamie wanted to get involved in this Christmas together, and that he hadn't once again brought up the idea of her taking a vacation somewhere over Christmas. Because she wanted nothing more than to spend this time with the two people she loved the most and with whom she truly felt at home. Just as she was about to explain what Jamie could help her with, his smartphone announced a call. "Sorry, maybe it's work." Claire nodded and Jamie took the call. "Oh! Good morning, Matthieu!" Claire instantly listened, but tried not to let on. Jamie was silent for a few moments, seeming to listen to Matthieu. Then he said: "Yes, thank you very much, I like that. But you know I have to discuss this with Claire first." Claire now looked at him with wide eyes. "But you're in luck, Matthieu," Jamie continued, "You reach me at home and I'm sitting here in the dining room right now discussing Christmas preparations with Claire. I'll ask her in a minute and then I'll call you back. Is that okay with you? Fine, we'll do it that way. I’ll call you then." Jamie turned off the smartphone, then turned to Claire: "You heard that was Matthieu. He wanted to ask what we were doing for the second Christmas Day and if we wanted to come visit?" Was this the opportunity she had been waiting for? Claire nodded her head impulsively. "Oh yes, I would love that! I'd be delighted to finally meet Teresa, and of course I'm looking forward to seeing Matthieu again, too." "He asked if we wanted to come on the second Christmas Day. He wants to go with Maurice to the service at the French Cathedral in the morning, too, and afterwards they'd have us over for lunch, coffee, and dinner." "Oh! I'm sure that will make Fergus very happy if he can go to the cathedral with Maurice and play together afterwards. And it would be a relief to us, too. You wouldn't have to worry about a restaurant, and Mrs. Curtius could get that day off." "So we go?" Claire smiled and nodded. In her mind, she hoped that this visit to the von Klarenbergs would also give her a chance to talk to Matthieu alone for once. Jamie reached for his smartphone and dialed Matthieu's number.

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