December 2021 - Solution
Possible solutions for the riddles are
"RLL<L><<L><RR>><<R>>><<<L>>><<<<R>>>"
"RL><L><<RL<LRL><<<<R>R>>>L>><R<RL>R><<<R<<<<L"
These specific solutions were found by Andreas Stiller and can be visualized by a nice "Christmas tree":
R
L L
< L >
< < L >
< R R > >
< < R > > >
< < < L > > >
< < < < R > > >
R
L >
< L >
< < R L
< L R L >
< < < < R >
R > > > L > >
< R < R L > R >
< < < R < < < < L
It was a lucky coincidance that a riddle with such solutions was chosen for December.