This is the fourth of five posts about magical white coloured hair. It doesn't mean grey hair, white hair of ageing, white hair of shock and trauma, or bleached hair. The mystical white hair that occurs naturally in the young and healthy.
Now we all know that certain animals turn white for winter. The animals who change to snowy white in the winter season is enchanting enough to be given a mention. A number of these animals who turn white every winter include hares, Arctic foxes, ermine, peary caribou, collared lemmings, Siberian hamsters, jackrabbits, rock ptarmigans and weasels. Considered a mystery, but an accepted change of coat to keep warm.
There are many white haired characters that symbolise snow and winter. Santa Claus has white hair and a white beard. The Russian folklore "snow maiden" Snegurochka, has silvery gold or white hair. The Greek myths have seasonal maidens called the Horae, and a part of them is the white-fair haired Kheimon the winter maid. Goddesses Perchta, Skadi, Khione, Morana, Mother Holda, Gryla, Polivah and Beira or Cailleach Bheur. Gods such as Boreas, Uller, Hoder, Iokul Frost, Santa Claus, Father Frost or Ded Moroz and Morozko. There may be tons more of these winter and snow related deities and divine beings with white hair.
From She Wolf Night
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