Hobbit Holidays

[shirebound]

It's November, and time for another round of Hobbit Holidays! What a wonderful Halloween our hobbits enjoyed, thanks to all of you. (And my thanks to i_o_r_h_a_e_l for the reminder to make this November post! RL has been unbelievably busy.)

October brought us 26(!) stories and three lovely picspams, which are archived in 'memories'. We welcome drabbles, ficlets, stories, poetry, pics, or art -- old or new -- revolving around holidays celebrated or encountered by hobbits. All genres and ratings are permissible; therefore, posts should be clearly marked, and all stories and/or art must be under an lj-cut tag.

Now we come to... Thanksgiving, the American version or otherwise. How would hobbits celebrate a time of giving thanks? Do villages such as Hobbiton celebrate differently than larger regions such as Buckland? Do less well-off families have different things for which to be grateful than their more well-to-do neighbors? Do the hobbits have stories or traditions to tell their fellow Travellers along the Quest, or at journey's end? Do the hobbits celebrate Thanksgiving after they arrive in Rivendell? What do wee!hobbits think about, contribute, or experience during an autumnal festival or harvest feast?

And of course there's also Remembrance, or Veteran's Day -- a time to remember those who served to protect the freedom of their country or loved ones.

So dig up old stories, poems, etc., or think about new ones! And if any LOTR action figures happen to organize themselves a feast or celebration, be sure to snap a picture...

Comments

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

So, I go away for a while and you make a new community? No one told me about this. I must join so that I can read the holiday stories too. This is a great idea by the way.

[shirebound]

Yes, a new community is up and running! (You don't have to join to read the stories, but you do have to join to post or have the community on your friends list.) A lot of fun stories and pictures were posted in October. I think you'll have a good time reading!

*welcome back hugs*

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

I plan to have a huge day of reading and looking about on line this weekend if nothing gets in my way and the internet gnomes are kind to me. I friended the group so I could see any updates and postings. I love holiday hobbit stories!

[summershobbit.livejournal.com]

I wrote a story on Thanksgiving two years ago and posted it once on Frodo-slash and on LJ My private LJ, (called The Day of Sharing) I don't believe I ever posted it on Hobbit Holiday. Would it be alright if I posted it on that community?

[shirebound]

Of course! (This community is only a month old, so I'm positive you *didn't* post it here yet.) Just be sure to put the story under an lj-cut, and post rating, pairing, etc.

:D

[summershobbit.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Will do.

[i-o-r-h-a-e-l.livejournal.com]

Oh, those are such great ideas for stories!

And thank you for the other holiday, too. I didn't know that. :D

[shirebound]

I just love the whole idea of hobbits and holidays. Makes me happy. :D

[periantari.livejournal.com]

I have a bunny for Thanksgiving that i really want to write... hopefully i will find the time... =)
i think it involves a dear hobbit named Frodo. >=) aww Frodo!

[shirebound]

A Thanksgiving FroBunny! *glee* I hope you can find time, Peri An. Isn't this a dreadfully busy time of year? I'm running around like a crazed chicken this week, trying to get things done so I can have a little free time over the weekend to write.

Frooooodo!

[surgicalsteel.livejournal.com]

Put together a little something Remembrance Day/Veteran's Day-ish which actually contains hobbits between Dallas and St. Louis yesterday...

[shirebound]

Yay! I love how many muses you have stashed away in airlines and airports all over the world. Very slick of you.

*bounce bounce*