this hearth's warming eve i would like to remind you of the funniest bit of worldbuilding in my little pony, which is that if christmas doesn't happen then everybody fucking dies

the spirit is weak. woe be the spirit. the body is weaker still. Siërra R
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yeah hearth's warming eve is a magical ritual of togetherness designed to present evil wind spirits from creating an eternal blizzard and drowning the world in snow. there's an episode where it nearly gets wiped from existence and as a result of that hypothetical act Everybody Dies