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Old 12-09-2010, 04:57 AM


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Happy Holidays everyone!

The holidays are known for their strange and sometimes silly traditions. One of the ones I've always found strange and silly was kissing under the mistletoe.


According to Wikipedia's entry on 'kissing traditions', there are several reasons the tradition came to Western culture:
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Kissing under a mistletoe plant during the holidays is one of the most well known kissing traditions. Today, mistletoe is strategically placed over a doorway during the holiday season. If a man and woman find themselves standing under it, they are expected to kiss. The origin of this tradition is found in ancient Norse mythology. According to the myth, a goddess named Frigg had a son named Baldr. When he was born, she made all plants unable to hurt him. Yet she overlooked the mistletoe plant, and a god known for his mischief, Loki, tricked another god into killing Baldr with a spear made of mistletoe. The gods eventually brought Baldr back to life, and Frigg declared that mistletoe would bring love rather than death into the world. People then kissed under the mistletoe to obey the goddess, as well as to remember Baldr’s resurrection.

Another theory is that this tradition originated in the ancient Babylonian-Assyrian Empire. Single women apparently stood under mistletoe hung outside of the temple for the goddess of beauty and love. They were expected to bond with the first man that approached them - but they did not kiss. At this time, showing affection by kissing hadn’t reached this part of the world yet.

Historically, mistletoe was seen as a supernatural, healing plant. It was believed to promote fertility, and its leaves were said to be an aphrodisiac. Mistletoe was once a part of marriage ceremonies for this reason, and was placed under couples’ beds for good luck. The tradition later was found in England, when young men would kiss women standing under the mistletoe, and would pluck a berry from the bush after each kiss. After all the berries were gone, it was bad luck to continue kissing under that bush. It is important to remember that during this period of time a kiss was taken very seriously- it was usually seen as a promise of marriage.

My challenge to you, sirs, ladies, and gentlefolk of prefer-to-be-not-described gender, is to bring this holiday kiss to Menewsha in the form of art and/or writing!

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Old 12-09-2010, 05:16 AM

The Contest itself!

Menewsha is celebrating the Festival of Winter Nights - and we know that the parties can lead to some interesting happenings! I'd like for you to tell and/or show us what happened under the mistletoe at one of these Winter Nights parties!

What is required for entry

1) Two Menewsha NPCs under the mistletoe and some sort of kiss should be exchanged, about to be exchanged, or implied to have been exchanged.
If you need help remembering the NPCs, don't forget to check out the Menewsha NPC Guide.

2) A valid URL to your entry. No hard-drive download required.
So an image URL on the web is fine. A YouTube link is fine. A link to your writing blog is fine. But if the only way to view the file is to download it to my computer (for instance, a .doc file or a movie file to be downloaded to my desktop before viewing), then that doesn't work!

3) If you upload to another site (which is encouraged), please state in the file description (if there is a space for file description) that the characters are from Menewsha.com!
Just so people will know where the characters come from. :)


Special Rules

- The work must be your own or credited otherwise.
For example, if you draw your entry and use someone's stock photo for reference, please let us know! If you make a YouTube video entry and use site artwork for the entry, please credit the site. If you're making a play on "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and changing the words around, please credit Clement Clarke Moore.

- Please keep your stories/poems/etc 500 words or under.
I'll be using my favorite freeware word processor RoughDraft to check entries.

- No more than two (2) entries per user.
Otherwise, entries may not be properly judged until next holiday season. D:

- Keep content PG-13 or under.
Not that there's necessarily anything wrong with R+ content. ;) Just keep it clean for the purposes of this contest!


NOTICE:
Results for the contest will be posted in Community Discussions sometime after the event. It can be anywhere from a few days to three weeks after the event ends. It will all depend on how many entries are submitted and how much free time I have.

Prizes will be awarded directly to your inventory when I have sent them. (It's easier for me than sending trades.) I'll make a note in the winner's thread in the CD when all prizes have been awarded.

Please verify you understand this notice by putting "Holly Jolly" somewhere in your comment field when you submit an entry. :3


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If you have any questions, please feel free to ask here or PM me about it. :)

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Old 12-09-2010, 05:28 AM

The Prizes!

Here are the categories that your entry may win for and the prizes associated with them! I reserve the right to add more categories and prizes or honorable mentions if there are enough entries to justify them. :)

If there are under three entries that fit a category for prizes, it is at my discretion whether or not to award a prize for that category. So convince your friends to enter too!


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Grand Prize
My favorite overall!
10,000 gold

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Top Written Entry
My favorite story or poem entry.
5,000 gold
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Top Digital-Media Art
My favorite entry in digital media.
5,000 gold
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Top Real-Media Art
My favorite entry in any real media.
5,000 gold

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Nyaw! The Cutest Entry
So adorable you just want to squeeze it! Nyawwww!!!
5,000 gold

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Top Sequential-Pictures Entry
My favorite comic/animated/video/other similar type of entry.
7,500 gold

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Best Use of Holiday Season Theme
It doesn't matter which holiday tradition your entry chooses to follow. Could be Christmas or Hanukkah or Scroogemas. It just needs to make it clear that this is happening at a holiday party. :)
5,000 gold


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Participation Prizes
Every user who participates in this contest gets to choose one (1) EI from the Winter Nights 2010 EIs as a special thank-you for entering. (Entering twice does not gain you a second participation EI!) You can choose any of them that you want, but if you don't choose I'll pick one at random for you. Participation prizes will be awarded sometime after the event has ended.

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Old 12-09-2010, 05:28 AM

The Entry Form
Please post your entry using this form. Please make sure it's filled out properly!




[b][size="6"][Color="Red"]Guess who got caught kissing![/color][/size][/b]
[u]Username[/u]:
[u]NPCs involved[/u]:
[u]Entry[/u]:
[u]Comments[/u]:
[u]Participation prize[/u]:




Username = Your username!
NPCs involved = Who was there?
Entry = The entry or link to your entry.
Comments = Any credits to give or any explanation you might have for your entry that might help me understand what you were going for!
Participation Prize = Which of the Winter Nights EIs from this year do you want as your prize?

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Old 12-09-2010, 05:29 AM

The Entries!
This is where I'll store the entries for the contest! Don't worry if I don't get around to adding it right away. I may be a bit busy and distracted this holiday while I do IRL things!


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* M i r o -> Entry One | Entry Two
* Shadami -> Entry One
* Demoscout -> Entry One
* Shishunki -> Entry One | Entry Two
* Liztress -> Entry One
* Demoncat -> Entry One
* Cardinal Biggles -> Entry One
* Esmme -> Entry One
* wishie -> Entry One
* Naisou -> Entry One
* Gummybug - > Entry One
* Yumeh -> Entry One
* Fallout-Sun -> Entry One
* Clair Voyant -> Entry One
* Carzeebear -> Entry One
* Kaema -> Entry One
* Whisper Invictus -> Entry One
* Neller -> Entry One | Entry Two
* Fauxreal -> Entry One
* wish -> Entry One
* Peanut - > Entry One
* Popcorn Gun -> Entry One | Entry Two
* Iroase Delschatten -> Entry One | Entry Two
* Saravi Boo -> Entry One
* Torikat -> Entry One | Entry Two
* harakun -> Entry One | Entry Two
* LizzieCollinsDeArc -> Entry One
* Linnea -> Entry One & Two
* Seito -> Entry One | Entry Two
* monstahh` -> Entry One
* blueblackrose -> Entry One
* fairywaif -> Entry One
* suona -> Entry One

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Old 12-22-2010, 09:57 PM

This looks fun! I can't wait to see what people come up with. :lol:

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Old 12-22-2010, 10:00 PM

Just to be clear, (did read read the rules twice but I didn't seem to find it,) I know we can enter twice, but it doesn't matter if they are both the same kind of entry correct? I'm not good at art so it would be two writing entries.
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*starts to hang lots and lot of mistletoe*

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Old 12-22-2010, 10:01 PM

I've got an idea of what my entries will be. Just need to decide on which couple to draw and which to write about.

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Old 12-22-2010, 10:45 PM

When I'm done with Christmas gifts...I'm totally joining this. :)

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Old 12-22-2010, 11:37 PM

/has an awesome idea/
Haha, I'll try and draw something out. No promises though.
;D

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Old 12-23-2010, 12:01 AM

Oh my...this is going to be...fun. :oops:

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Old 12-23-2010, 12:16 AM

*hangs some mistletoe* I'm going to have fun doodling up something for this!

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Old 12-23-2010, 12:17 AM

Aww this is gonna be kinky! xD

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Old 12-23-2010, 12:27 AM

Isn't it? That's why its so exciting and fun sounding.

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Old 12-23-2010, 12:28 AM

Yeah but I wanted to be caught under the mistletoe with someone xD Too bad I can't do it here.

edit: I MISSED YOU, CK!! *hugs&kisses*

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Old 12-23-2010, 01:00 AM

i've always thought it would be romantic to. be at a party and just be surprised by a kiss and not even knowing you were standing underneath the mistletoe. <3

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Old 12-23-2010, 01:01 AM

Well, it all depends on who you're kissing.

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Old 12-23-2010, 01:02 AM

I think I'll try this out O.o I have no artistic skills whatsoever but I think I can try doing something during the weekend. Perhaps write something? LOL!

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Old 12-23-2010, 01:04 AM

have fun =]

Oh, either way i think it would be romantic.

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Old 12-23-2010, 01:07 AM

What if you're kissing an ugly, fat, old person?

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Old 12-23-2010, 01:08 AM

Make sure you've got plenty of mulled wine. :lol:

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Old 12-23-2010, 01:09 AM

Isn't Mr. Mayor handing those out?

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Old 12-23-2010, 01:09 AM

yeah exactly. xD

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Oh no! *suddenly has in idea for contest* oooo

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Old 12-23-2010, 01:11 AM

Haha yes he is. I will be saving the wine for later tonight. ;D

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Old 12-23-2010, 01:15 AM

LOL contest...I wanna see what you've got in mind.

 


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