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Awesome!  Turns out the Hawthorn is a Celtic symbol of Christmas!

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It gets it's name from the Greek word ~Kratos~ meaning ~strong~ and ~powerful.~ The fruit of the hawthorn resembles a small apple and is called a ~Haw~ or ~Hawberry~ and is often eaten by birds. Manitoulin, locals use them for jams or jellies, giving them the name ~Haweaters.~

According to legend, the Glastonbury thorn is connected with Christ's death as well as his birth. It is said that soon after the death of Christ, Joseph of Arimathea came to Britain to spread the message of Christianity. He travelled with is his staff. Being tired, he lay down to rest and he pushed his staff into the ground beside him. When he awoke, he found that the staff had taken root and begun to grow and blossom. He left it there and it has flowered every Christmas and every spring. It is also said that a puritan trying to cut down the tree was blinded by a splinter of the wood before he could do so. The original thorn eventually died but not before many cuttings had been taken. It is one of these cuttings is in the grounds of Glastonbury Abbey today. Ever since at Glastonbury Abbey, England - the name by which that Avalon is known - on Christmas Eve the white thorn buds and blooms. 
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The tree, is said to always bloom on Christmas night, even after its twin stems were uprooted during the Civil War.The castaway fragments are said to have taken root, wherever they fell. [/b]
There is a tradition in England that a branch of the Glastonbury Thorn is taken and displayed each year in Buckingham Palace. 
In England, Hawthorns are cultivated for hedges ~haw means hedge.~ The flowers are associated with May Day, and the hawthorn has long been used as a symbol of spring in English poetry.

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Original Message Let's play animal totem. Start keeping track of the first animal you see after you wake up in the morning, and not your household pets. I mean the first animal you see when you step outside or look out the window. That's your animal totem for the day.

Then go to google and type the name of the animal and the word totem to find what it means for your. Come back and post your totem information.

I stepped out this morning into a white out blizzard, and the only animal I saw was a Northern Flicker under the tree looking for insects in the snow. I haven't seen one in about 20 years.

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The person who has the Northern Flicker Totem will be a quiet unconventionalist. They are generally laid back and unassuming. They don't have big ego's and big expectations. From this you would expect an individual that just went with the flow and did things as they have been done traditionally. But this couldn't be further from the truth. Northern Flicker Totems often do things in bizarre new ways. They think up new and unique things, the act in brave and bold new ways. But it's done so with a sense of calmness and gentleness that is usually counter to such bravado. The result is that others will often follow these new ways and ideas simply because there is no ego involved as a barrier to entry. They will be willful and confident, with clarity in all they are doing, but again not with arrogance, with calm. And they like to cut loose and have fun as well. It's a bit of a balance but they make it happen. They are great communicators and will often be the ones that mediate between two others in a heated argument. In relationships, Flicker Totems are quick to make attachments and prefer long term relationships. They will tend to want to share tasks and chores with their partner rather than having chores that are 'his' and chores that are 'hers'. In careers, Flicker Totems tend towards careers that are on the edge but where they can still be their calm selves. Conventional careers of fireman or accountant are completely out for them. Artist, Political Activist, Naturalist, and Environmentalist are all great career choices for a Flicker Totem. In addition careers involving mediation or arbitration are also good fits. Where these come together in one career are sheer perfection. 'Environmental Lawyer' is an example of this. As a final note, just because the Northern Flicker Totem is not full of ego, don't underestimate them.

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