In this cozy episode, Paulina and Jess discuss the holiday season. The holidays can be tough, and we discuss why that is, and offer a little advice from the tarot for navigating the season. We also offer a brief history of Winter Solstice celebrations in Europe, and how they became the foundation for many Christmas traditions you may be familiar with today. Shout out to Irish Pagan author and expert Lora O'Brien.  We touch on how Thanksgiving in the US is a day of mourning for many Indigenous folks, and why it's important to learn the true history of the holiday, and how you can be an ally to Indigenous people. We recommend you listen to All My Relations podcast, Buy Native, support movements like Landback and No More Stolen Sisters, learn about the land you occupy if you're a settler with tools like the Native Land app, and learn what you can about Indigenous people, territory, traditions, and issues so you can be informed and supportive.  

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We started a Ko-fi fundraiser to help us expand. Our goal is to release 2 episodes a month, create video content, like an advice column and other treats, and we would also like to register as a nonprofit so we can produce content by other Romani & Sinti creators. We are hoping to cover production costs, like paying for our hosting site, website, editing and producing, and all the rest. We would love it if you could contribute and spread the word. The link, Ko-fi.com/romanistan, is in our bio on Instagram, and will be in the show notes

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You can find Jess on Instagram @jezmina.vonthiele, and you can find Jess’ vintage and curiosities shop Evil Eye Edit on Instagram @evileyeedit & Etsy.

You can find Paulina Verminski on Instagram @_paulina_v_ and at https://romaniholistic.com/. Follow Paulina’s store, Romani Holistic, in Corona Del Mar, CA, on Instagram @romaniholistic 

Romanistan is hosted by Jessica Reidy and Paulina Verminski

Conceived of by Paulina Verminski

Edited by Carlo Patrão

With Music by Viktor Pachas

And Artwork by Elijah Vardo

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