(I tried to do christmas but my pride lives in a desert.. also im not good at light-hearted i dont know if this is good :[ )

Amnesia raised her head, studying the vast desert the pride resided in. A few miles away was the border to the mountain pride, and she could spot the tiniest flecks of snuh gathering at the top of their cliffs. It was going to be hard to celebrate Snuhmas with the lack of snuh, and this was Amnesia's first celebration with her pride.

She could already see a few young adolescents and cubs outside of their dens and making the most of sunrise before heat of the desert shone down on them.
The young queen raised her wings subtly and leapt down from the rock, greeting the cubs with a soft purr and nudging a few small bundles towards them; she wasn't going to make her pride miss out on snuhmas, was she? that'd be horrid. The cubs squealed in excitement, tussling with each other in attempts to get the biggest gift and pushing their pridemates into the sand playfully.

The sun drifted up from the horizon, peeking into the dens of those who were still asleep, bringing the beginning of snuhmas upon them. A few minutes later a few of the elders and allseers emerged from their dens, chattering to each other, excitement clear in their voices as they trotted over to the centre of the camp to exchange their gifts and words. Amnesia welcomed them warmly, touching her snout to each of theirs and dropping a gift at everyone's paws. Everyone knew it was going to be some kind of gemstone decor, Amnesia adored those - but they didn't mind, after all, it was snuhmas and complaining just killed the entire essence of it.

Amnesia pointed her gaze to the clouds, her breath catching between her teeth. Heavy mist formed in the sky, and the pride watched with bated breath as a single snuhflake drifted down from the heavens.
then another.
and another..
it was snuh?! In a desert?!
Perhaps it was just a lucky phenomenon, or maybe the spirits were in a jolly mood as well - whatever it was, it was GREAT. The cubs yowled and pounced into the sparkly dust, pushing balls of snuh to make a snuh lion. or something that resembled one, anyway. it looked more like a deranged raccoon.

The elders carefully pushed an uprooted cactus into the pride camp, draping ornaments and pretty crystals around its spikes as a kind of sahara version of a snuhmas tree!

Most of the day consisted of talking, singing and feasting ,they had all shared a large buffalo and a few little critters as food, and everyone was exhausted after. the pride all retreated into their dens early, sleeping in warm groups, nuzzled into each other's sides. Amnesia kept watch until afternoon before she swooped down from the snake rock, the snow crunched satisfyingly under her paws as she trotted back to her own den, smiling to herself. For her first Snuhmas, that wasn't too bad.

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@fancy fork This is a great story! And light-hearted too, so don't worry :)
I really enjoyed discovering how your pride celebrates snuhmas!
Also 'deranged raccoon' made me laugh :'D

Thank you for participating and spreading snuhmas-spirit! <3

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Found this thread from my friend FancyFork who is also my rp partner!! HI FANCY!!!

My pride live on a mountain (aka Mother Mountain), which has a large forest that surrounds it. There's a few main summits, but the one that the pride lives on no snow falls on there, only snow falls on the tippy-top of Mother Mountain.

(So sorry if this isn't light-hearted, I really struggle making small stories when it's about my pride )

The newly kinged Chicxulub wandered around, peeking inside a few of the caverns to make sure that the lionesses of his pride were acclimating well to the nearing winter. It was always cold on the mountain, so of course they had thicker pelts than a normal lion, but there's no harm in checking! He wandered past The Herbalist Cavern and heard some murmurs coming from, presumably, the Shamans and Herbalists conversing about future plans. A slight yowl came from deep within the cavern and caught Chicxulub's attention, his ears perked in slight investment. From the cavern, two lionesses were speaking.
`` There is no harm in telling us what happened, Siku zijazo. `` One snarled.
`` I shall tell you and Chicxulub in the future. For now, I'll be keeping to myself. ``
`` Siku zijazo. You're blind! How can you keep to yourself when most of the time you struggle to navigate Mother Mountain? Oh my Jyoti.. ``
`` Calm down, I'll be fine. ``
There was a sudden pause, and then a lioness wandered out of the cavern, by herself, and looked to Chicxulub. She smiled at him and flicked her tail as an invite to enter the cavern. Her body was covered in brilliant red body paint and draped along her mid-section was lovely bloodstone bodywear, crafted by the most skillful of paws. She was the Shaman of The Mountain Dwellers, named Euphoria.
`` Come in! `` She purred, turning around and walking inside. The cavern stunk of herbs and musk, around the cavern were bundles of herbs and different spiced. Along the back wall were smaller caverns and little piles of dirt in which holes were dug under, hiding some of the more dangerous shamanic herbs. Around in a tight circle were two lionesses and a single adolescent. Two spots were open for Euphoria and Chicxulub to sit at. In the middle was a burnt-out shrine that had been quickly crafted.

`` So you're telling me that there's going to be snow? `` Chicxulub said, tilting his head and smiling to the lioness named Siku zijazo. Obviously - she was blind, but for a very specific reason. She was able to see into the future, claiming the title of 'Foreseer'. Siku had a lovely slate pelt, adorned with yellow bands on her arms and skull. On her head was a delicate eyepiece that covered one of her eyes, it was a black jewel with one large white split going right through the middle of it.
`` Snow there will be, and we should celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime experience with a congregation and a ceremony! `` The blind lioness leapt up, smiling softly to the herbalists, shamans and king around her, who just seemed to look up at her with confused looks.

The king stood upon The Rattle Rock and overlooked his pride, making eye contact with a few of his huntresses and then his warriors. Jewelry clinked impatiently and huffs seemed to be the only sound. He opened his mouth to speak and then sighed, turning around to The Foreseer who have him a small smile.
`` On this day, our Foreseer, Siku zijazo has foretold that we will get snow. `` On the word snow many cubs began to squeal, and a few lionesses began to chatter among themselves. `` We will hold a ceremony, and let this day be one to remember! `` The pride erupted into yowls of happiness, and many lionesses rushed off to collect some things! How exciting.

Euphoria was one of the lionesses who stayed, creating a small bonfire smack-dap in the middle of the summit for all to gather around at moonrise. Her apprentice, Ellende was looking around frantically, looking for Amber specimens and Spirit Stones. Many of the lionesses had returned and began to place stone snakes around the place. They strung battle-masks joined together by vines along different pillars of rock that jutted from the ground. Lionesses had plants form all over the place and began to crush them up, painting the mush on their bodies and then standing, admiring their works of art. Ellende looked up in exasperation and then... a single snowflake fell on her gray nose.
`` It's finally snowing! It's snowing! `` She yowled, looking around. As the words left her mouth more and more snowflakes fell from the seemingly clear sky. It must be an omen from the deities! A good omen at that!

As time passed, lionesses galloped around, prancing like reindeers at the ever-growing mass of snow that covered most of the main summit. Euphoria gathered around the bonfire and yowled out, catching everyone's attention.
`` We light the fire! `` She said, sitting and grabbing a large stick from the mass of wood, she then took two stones and began to strike them together over the stick until a spark caught on the wood and a fire began to slowly lap at the atmosphere. Euphoria then chucked the burning twig into the bonfire and backed away, smiling as the fire grey into a large pit of heat! `` Let the festivities begin! ``

The lionesses jumped up and formed a single-fire line, yowling ancient prayers and hymns from eons before their tie as they circled the fire. It melted the snow close to the bonfire, but there was a lot more snow coming in the following hours!

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the mountain dwellers are so silly I love this

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I love the Desert Wanderers they're little skrunkly jerboas

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@Vance_ Love this story!
I really like the shamanic & mysterious vibe of your pride, and all the the unique names are a cherry on top.

Thank you for participating and spreading snuhmas-spirit! <3

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@Fancyfork @Vance_

I have to say, even if I hadn't read your amazing stories, the names or your prides alone sound so cool... Go Mountain Dwellers & Desert Wanderers!

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@Humannero

We stan The Mountain Dwellers and Desert Wanderers!!!
(even IF some of them thinks they're more fabulous than the other. LOOKING AT YOU FANCY. WE'RE MORE FABULOUS THAN YOU!!!)

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(DO NOT SPEEAD FALSETIES THE DESERT WANDERERS ARE WALKING MODELS)

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(THEY ARE WALKING MODELS BUT WE'RE ALSO WALKING MODELS)

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@Fancyfork @Vance_

Thank you again for participating, I really enjoyed reading your stories!
I have now sent you the prizes, including a small surprise. :)

Merry Snuhmas! <3

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