December Prompt: Holidays

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

December rolls around and suddenly focus is on Holidays!

Holidays, festivities and celebrations are times which bring forth the best, and worst, in us. It seems this theme also runs through the worlds contained in books. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Colllins, talks about Christmas with a poignant mention of what her father gave her for a Christmas present one year. Tell us about another book, set in this world or in any world, where midwinter celebrations are held. What is the celebration that caught your eye when reading it?

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[Hannah Lovegood]

I included as many winter holidays as I could.
I have Christmas and New Year.
I have Hanukkah and Ramadan.