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Traditions for Winter Solstice
Every season is a celebration. Winter is the beginning of a new year. Quiet and cold winter days are a wonderful time to create seasonal family traditions.
winter solstice traditions • pagan solstice traditions • wicca winter solstice • family tradition • winter solstice
Every season is a celebration. Winter is the beginning of a new year. Quiet and cold winter days are a wonderful time to create seasonal family traditions.
winter solstice traditions • pagan solstice traditions • wicca winter solstice • family tradition • winter solstice
Celebrating Winter Solstice
The Celtic origins of the Winter Solstice, or Yule, lie behind many of today's Christmas rituals. A look at the ancient meanings of Yule and how to celebrate Yule today.
celebrating winter solstice • celebrating yule • ancient meanings of winter solstice • ancient meanings of yule • celts and winter solstice
The Celtic origins of the Winter Solstice, or Yule, lie behind many of today's Christmas rituals. A look at the ancient meanings of Yule and how to celebrate Yule today.
celebrating winter solstice • celebrating yule • ancient meanings of winter solstice • ancient meanings of yule • celts and winter solstice
What is the Winter Solstice?
Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year, generally thought to fall on the 21st December. But what are the origins of this magical day, and how is it celebrated?
winter solstice • what is the winter solstice • celebrating the winter solstice • mark the shortest day • the shortest day of the year
Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year, generally thought to fall on the 21st December. But what are the origins of this magical day, and how is it celebrated?
winter solstice • what is the winter solstice • celebrating the winter solstice • mark the shortest day • the shortest day of the year
The Winter Solstice Wicca and Pagan Festival
The shortest day and the longest night is a time for Wiccans and Pagans to celebrate the return of the light in the depth of midwinter.
wiccan winter solstice • pagan winter solstice • winter solstice • yule • shortest day
The shortest day and the longest night is a time for Wiccans and Pagans to celebrate the return of the light in the depth of midwinter.
wiccan winter solstice • pagan winter solstice • winter solstice • yule • shortest day
Winter Solstice 2000
Winter Solstice 2000 begins on December 21st at 5:37 am. PST. It's roots are in ancient traditions and beliefs.
winter soltice • yule log • mistletoe • holly • everygreens
Winter Solstice 2000 begins on December 21st at 5:37 am. PST. It's roots are in ancient traditions and beliefs.
winter soltice • yule log • mistletoe • holly • everygreens
Winter Solstice Festivals
Ancient cultures, so many of them dependent upon agriculture, celebrated major festivals on or around the day of the Winter Solstice.
winter solstice festivals world • celebration sun return • history seasonal celebration • year shortest day • neolithic newgrange stonehenge timekeeper
Ancient cultures, so many of them dependent upon agriculture, celebrated major festivals on or around the day of the Winter Solstice.
winter solstice festivals world • celebration sun return • history seasonal celebration • year shortest day • neolithic newgrange stonehenge timekeeper
A festive fable
As a greeting to the author's friends and readers, here is a seasonal fable, "The September nymph."
christmas • winter solstice
As a greeting to the author's friends and readers, here is a seasonal fable, "The September nymph."
christmas • winter solstice
A Stonehenge Gingerbread House
This recipe is a fun variant of the traditional gingerbread house created around the holidays and like the original, if this one falls apart, it's still acceptable!
gingerbread house • stonehenge • recipe • winter solstice • cookies
This recipe is a fun variant of the traditional gingerbread house created around the holidays and like the original, if this one falls apart, it's still acceptable!
gingerbread house • stonehenge • recipe • winter solstice • cookies
Celebrate the Season -- Winter Solstice Greetings
The snow is always whiter and the moon shines brighter in our memories. Celebrating the season can increase our sense of pride and identity as people who choose to live in this land, Canada.
winter solstice • season • celebration • multicultural • emigration
The snow is always whiter and the moon shines brighter in our memories. Celebrating the season can increase our sense of pride and identity as people who choose to live in this land, Canada.
winter solstice • season • celebration • multicultural • emigration
Christmas Before Christ?
Did Christmas really begin with the birth of Jesus or did it originate from ancient pagan traditions?
christmas • winter solstice • santa claus • christianity • religion
Did Christmas really begin with the birth of Jesus or did it originate from ancient pagan traditions?
christmas • winter solstice • santa claus • christianity • religion
Christmas Legends Minus Xmas
Christmas legends of a different kind.
christmas • christ • birth • christian church • winter solstice
Christmas legends of a different kind.
christmas • christ • birth • christian church • winter solstice
Evergreen Gifts for Yule
Pine boughs are more than decorations. Honor the season with pine baths, teas, potpourris, massage oils and firestarters.
pine • pinus • christmas • yule • winter solstice
Pine boughs are more than decorations. Honor the season with pine baths, teas, potpourris, massage oils and firestarters.
pine • pinus • christmas • yule • winter solstice
Have A Happy Hobbit Holiday
Winter holidays the Hobbits celebrated, compared to holidays we celebrate today.
holidays • hobbits • christmas • chanukah • tolkien
Winter holidays the Hobbits celebrated, compared to holidays we celebrate today.
holidays • hobbits • christmas • chanukah • tolkien
Holiday Reading: The Winter Solstice
Books to help celebrate and explain the Winter Solstice, and a special note on our family's festivities.
winter • solstice • solstice • christmas • christmas
Books to help celebrate and explain the Winter Solstice, and a special note on our family's festivities.
winter • solstice • solstice • christmas • christmas
Is It Spring Yet? . . . Ask the Groundhog
How do groundhogs know it's spring? Here's a little background on their shadowy past
weathercasting • groundhog • spring • winter solstice • candlemas day
How do groundhogs know it's spring? Here's a little background on their shadowy past
weathercasting • groundhog • spring • winter solstice • candlemas day
Merry Yule To All!
Tis The Season to Be Joyful.
solstice • winter solstice • holly • oak • holly king
Tis The Season to Be Joyful.
solstice • winter solstice • holly • oak • holly king
Millennium Solstice Moon
evoking luck in love by the full moon/solstice light
full moon • winter solstice • romance
evoking luck in love by the full moon/solstice light
full moon • winter solstice • romance
Surviving the Winter Holidays
Tips for getting through the holiday season, including how to incorporate new Pagan holidays into old family traditions.
yule • winter • solstice • holidays • christmas
Tips for getting through the holiday season, including how to incorporate new Pagan holidays into old family traditions.
yule • winter • solstice • holidays • christmas
The Mystery of Newgrange
The mystery of the Bru na Boinne, particularly Newgrange, are briefly explored, and a few of the myths surrounding it, discussed.
newgrange • burial • mound • tomb • tuatha de dannan
The mystery of the Bru na Boinne, particularly Newgrange, are briefly explored, and a few of the myths surrounding it, discussed.
newgrange • burial • mound • tomb • tuatha de dannan
The Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice marks the time of the year when the light returns as the sun shifts and starts to move northward again.
winter • solstice • ottawa • bank street • community
Winter Solstice marks the time of the year when the light returns as the sun shifts and starts to move northward again.
winter • solstice • ottawa • bank street • community
Tis' The Season
The Winter Solstice is the season for sharing.
winter solstice • yule • celebrate • traditions
The Winter Solstice is the season for sharing.
winter solstice • yule • celebrate • traditions
Victory at Winter Solstice
As the weather turns more unpleasant, I've kept reminding myself that if I stop getting outside each day, I'll only be letting myself down. A perfect winter day rewards my efforts with beauty and hope.
winter • solstice • depression • snow • weather
As the weather turns more unpleasant, I've kept reminding myself that if I stop getting outside each day, I'll only be letting myself down. A perfect winter day rewards my efforts with beauty and hope.
winter • solstice • depression • snow • weather
Wheel of the Year 101: Yule
An overview of Yule and other winter solstice celebrations. This is the final article in the "Wheel of the Year 101" series.
yule • christmas • twelfth night • saturnalia • solstice
An overview of Yule and other winter solstice celebrations. This is the final article in the "Wheel of the Year 101" series.
yule • christmas • twelfth night • saturnalia • solstice
Winter Holiday Books for Kids
Here are some great books to teach children about Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Christmas, and Kwanzaa.
winter books • hanukkah • kwanzaa • christmas • winter solstice
Here are some great books to teach children about Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Christmas, and Kwanzaa.
winter books • hanukkah • kwanzaa • christmas • winter solstice
Winter Solstice
The cold dark days of December arrive with the winter solstice, and two meteor showers surround the date, bringing brief bursts of light.
winter solstice • december 21 • first day of winter • north pole • polaris
The cold dark days of December arrive with the winter solstice, and two meteor showers surround the date, bringing brief bursts of light.
winter solstice • december 21 • first day of winter • north pole • polaris
Winter Solstice
All religions and faiths created some form of ceremony to mark the darkest time of the year, either out of fear that the sun would not return or to break the monotony of the dark cold days. At the Solstice we celebrate new life and new beginnings.
solstice • yule • christmas • ramadan • kawanzaa
All religions and faiths created some form of ceremony to mark the darkest time of the year, either out of fear that the sun would not return or to break the monotony of the dark cold days. At the Solstice we celebrate new life and new beginnings.
solstice • yule • christmas • ramadan • kawanzaa
Winter Solstice
The Winter Solstice is a time for inner reflection and celebration.
winter solstice • solstice • pagan • wicca
The Winter Solstice is a time for inner reflection and celebration.
winter solstice • solstice • pagan • wicca
Winter Solstice
Sam Wormley talks about the true meaning of the Solstice.
solstice • death • history • rituals • spirituality
Sam Wormley talks about the true meaning of the Solstice.
solstice • death • history • rituals • spirituality
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice also known as Yule, Christmas, and Saturnalia, occurs in mid December
solstice • pagan • wicca • christmas • winter
Winter Solstice also known as Yule, Christmas, and Saturnalia, occurs in mid December
solstice • pagan • wicca • christmas • winter
Winter Solstice and Dark Days
As the calendar year winds down, so too does our Northern Hemisphere solar year, except that the sun reaches its cycle's end, the Winter Solstice, nine days before the last page of 2001 is ripped from the wall. The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year, but ironically is <u>not</u> the date of either the earliest sunset or the latest sunrise.
weather • winter • winter solstice • equation of time • meteorology
As the calendar year winds down, so too does our Northern Hemisphere solar year, except that the sun reaches its cycle's end, the Winter Solstice, nine days before the last page of 2001 is ripped from the wall. The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year, but ironically is <u>not</u> the date of either the earliest sunset or the latest sunrise.
weather • winter • winter solstice • equation of time • meteorology
Yule Presents, Great Ideas for Pagans
Longest night of the year, day of joyfulness and rebirth.... Evergreens and mistletoe adorn windows, doors and halls.... A time to exchange "niceties".... Make merry!
yule presents • pagan presents • winter solstice presents • solar festival presents • sabbat presents
Longest night of the year, day of joyfulness and rebirth.... Evergreens and mistletoe adorn windows, doors and halls.... A time to exchange "niceties".... Make merry!
yule presents • pagan presents • winter solstice presents • solar festival presents • sabbat presents
First Day of Winter
The astronomical beginning of the winter season is signaled by Earth's tilt and the amount of sunlight received in the Northern Hemisphere.
first day of winter • beginning of the winter season • the reasons behind winter • when does winter start • december solstice
The astronomical beginning of the winter season is signaled by Earth's tilt and the amount of sunlight received in the Northern Hemisphere.
first day of winter • beginning of the winter season • the reasons behind winter • when does winter start • december solstice
Origins of Christmas Customs
Parallels to many of our Christmas customs can be seen in the winter solstice celebrations of ancient times.
christmas trees • st. nicholas • winter solstice • celebrations in mesopotamia • roman empire
Parallels to many of our Christmas customs can be seen in the winter solstice celebrations of ancient times.
christmas trees • st. nicholas • winter solstice • celebrations in mesopotamia • roman empire
Astronomy and December 21, 2012
If the Mayans predicted an alignment during the winter solstice in the year 2012 would signal the end of the world, what is so special about the sky on this night?
mayan prophecy end of world • december 21 2012 • sun align with milky way • earth align with galactic center • galaxy center and solstice
If the Mayans predicted an alignment during the winter solstice in the year 2012 would signal the end of the world, what is so special about the sky on this night?
mayan prophecy end of world • december 21 2012 • sun align with milky way • earth align with galactic center • galaxy center and solstice
Celebrate Christmas
National Geographic teaches children about the Christian celebration of Christmas in its Holidays Around the World series.
celebrate christmas • holidays around the world • deborah heiligman • national geographic kids • christian children's book
National Geographic teaches children about the Christian celebration of Christmas in its Holidays Around the World series.
celebrate christmas • holidays around the world • deborah heiligman • national geographic kids • christian children's book
Celebrate Christmas
National Geographic teaches children about the Christian celebration of Christmas in its Holidays Around the World series.
celebrate christmas • holidays around the world • deborah heiligman • national geographic kids • christian children's book
National Geographic teaches children about the Christian celebration of Christmas in its Holidays Around the World series.
celebrate christmas • holidays around the world • deborah heiligman • national geographic kids • christian children's book
Songs for Winter Solstice
Both traditional and contemporary songs are available to celebrate Yule, or the winter solstice.
songs yule • songs winter solstice • traditional winter songs • traditional christmas songs • wassailing songs
Both traditional and contemporary songs are available to celebrate Yule, or the winter solstice.
songs yule • songs winter solstice • traditional winter songs • traditional christmas songs • wassailing songs
The Best Stories for Winter Solstice
Use picture books to explore the beginning of winter - the winter solstice, or Yule. These books examine light, darkness, and the changing seasons.
books winter solstice • picture book yule • picture books winter • picture book changing seasons • the sun egg
Use picture books to explore the beginning of winter - the winter solstice, or Yule. These books examine light, darkness, and the changing seasons.
books winter solstice • picture book yule • picture books winter • picture book changing seasons • the sun egg
The Christmas Celebration
Christmas honors the birth of Jesus, and is observed by most Christian churches, but the holiday finds its roots in the Winter Solstice celebrations of the ancient world.
christmas • santa claus • yule • winter solstice • saint nicholas
Christmas honors the birth of Jesus, and is observed by most Christian churches, but the holiday finds its roots in the Winter Solstice celebrations of the ancient world.
christmas • santa claus • yule • winter solstice • saint nicholas
Saturnalia and Christmas
The early Christians absorbed certain pagan practices into observances of Christmas.
influence saturnalia christmas • christmas ancient rome • pagan practices christmas • decorating christmas trees • merry christmas
The early Christians absorbed certain pagan practices into observances of Christmas.
influence saturnalia christmas • christmas ancient rome • pagan practices christmas • decorating christmas trees • merry christmas
What is Yule?
Before Christmas there was Yule, the original winter festival that started many festive traditions, from Yule logs to holly and Twelfth Night.
what is yule • how to celebrate yule • origins of yuletide traditions • yule logs • twelfth night
Before Christmas there was Yule, the original winter festival that started many festive traditions, from Yule logs to holly and Twelfth Night.
what is yule • how to celebrate yule • origins of yuletide traditions • yule logs • twelfth night
A History Of Christmas
Christmas is really a latter day tradition. Harvest festivals have always surrounded the winter solstice.
history of christmas • december harvest festivals • ancient winter celebrations • winter solstice festivals • december 25th before jesus
Christmas is really a latter day tradition. Harvest festivals have always surrounded the winter solstice.
history of christmas • december harvest festivals • ancient winter celebrations • winter solstice festivals • december 25th before jesus
A Season to Celebrate
Canada is by law and constitution a multicultural nation where the rights of all religions are protected equally. The application of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms continues to evolve.
year 2000 • celebrate • multiculturalism • constitution act • charter of rights and freedoms
Canada is by law and constitution a multicultural nation where the rights of all religions are protected equally. The application of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms continues to evolve.
year 2000 • celebrate • multiculturalism • constitution act • charter of rights and freedoms
Alcyon – Bird of Peace and Calm
Halcyon birds, according to Greek mythology, bring us days of peace and calm around Christmas time--halcyon days. The bird in the legend is the European Kingfisher.
halcyon days christmas birds • winter solstice calm peace • alcyon greek mythology legend • european kingfisher alcedo atthis • halcyone alcyone ceyx aeolus
Halcyon birds, according to Greek mythology, bring us days of peace and calm around Christmas time--halcyon days. The bird in the legend is the European Kingfisher.
halcyon days christmas birds • winter solstice calm peace • alcyon greek mythology legend • european kingfisher alcedo atthis • halcyone alcyone ceyx aeolus
Ancient Origins of Christmas Traditions
The modern version of Christmas is an amalgam of many pagan traditions from early civilizations, especially that of the ancient Romans.
christmas traditions • origins of christmas • paganism and christianity • pagan holidays • winter solstice
The modern version of Christmas is an amalgam of many pagan traditions from early civilizations, especially that of the ancient Romans.
christmas traditions • origins of christmas • paganism and christianity • pagan holidays • winter solstice
Celebrating Yule
The Winter Solstice is about more than Christmas presents. Celebrate the Goddess and the return of the Sun!
winter solstice • yule • christmas • goddess • sun
The Winter Solstice is about more than Christmas presents. Celebrate the Goddess and the return of the Sun!
winter solstice • yule • christmas • goddess • sun
Commercialism is a Holiday Tradition
Don't be like Scrooge; the only holiday spirits around on Christmas should come in a mug of eggnog.
holiday traditions • ghost of christmas yet to come • nfo world group • overall holiday shopping • mistletoe sightings
Don't be like Scrooge; the only holiday spirits around on Christmas should come in a mug of eggnog.
holiday traditions • ghost of christmas yet to come • nfo world group • overall holiday shopping • mistletoe sightings
Eclectic Homemaking Last Minute Christmas
There will not be any panicking or stressing out over last minute gifts in this household.
christmas • merry • holidays • parenting • gift giving
There will not be any panicking or stressing out over last minute gifts in this household.
christmas • merry • holidays • parenting • gift giving
Folklore, Meteors and Planets
The end of autumn/beginning of winter edition of the night sky is always a bestseller. I mean, what night sky could offer us more in the way of folklore than this, the night sky of December?
folklore • meteors and planets • gregg m. pasterick • amateur astronomy • stars
The end of autumn/beginning of winter edition of the night sky is always a bestseller. I mean, what night sky could offer us more in the way of folklore than this, the night sky of December?
folklore • meteors and planets • gregg m. pasterick • amateur astronomy • stars
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