Aquila | Christmas
Elf-esteem - history of elves Prose Edda Ljosalfar Dokkalfar Huldufolk Volundr Wayland the Smith Beowulf Hans Christian Andersen Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm A Visit from St Nicholas 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Clement Clarke-Moore David Lewis Liverpool / Midwinter magic - festivals and traditions from around the world Dongzhi China Toji Japan Shab-e Yalda Iran Junkanoo The Bahamas Inti Raymi Peru / Io Saturnalia! Roman god Saturn Lord of Misrule fun pranks and jollity for midwinter / 3...2...1... Dunk! - the science of biscuit dunking Len Fisher Ig Nobel Prize capillary action cohesion meniscus adhesion / Big silly Christmas shenanigans - four pages of brainfeeder puzzles and things to do / Calculata's riotously round wrapping challenge - games and challenges with wrapping paper / Attack of the Christmas Earworms - INMI involuntary musical imagery PMTs perpetual music tracks forensic musicology / Make mini szopka advent calendar / Remarkable reindeer - tapetum lucidum eyeshine antlers clicking joints / Niko and the Dragon story by Jenny McLachlan / Win signed sets of 'Land of Roar' trilogy by Jenny McLachlan / Win tickets to David Walliams' Gangsta Granny live on stage
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Aquila Christmas.