Winter Solstice 2022
By Faye
@FayeHazel (40246)
United States
December 22, 2022 11:51pm CST
Happy Winter Solstice! In this part of the world that was yesterday on Dec, 21st. The winter solstice is the longest night and shortest day of the year. For the next few days it will stay just about dark as long and then slowly start staying lighter, longer.
The solstices (winter and summer) and equinoxes (Fall and spring) were also celebrated through history in various cultures.
Stonehenge in England is an ancient stone circle that lines up with the sunrise/sunset on the solstices. It's an ancient site, and on the morning of Winter Solstice the British Heritage society that looks after the site live streams - so mom and I watched it - even though it was 1 AM our time it was still fun to see the sun come up between the ancient stones and all of the people there to witness it.
Happy longer days ahead!
Photo: Pixabay
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@JudyEv (326100)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Dec 22
@FayeHazel They've downgraded Christmas Day temperatures from 41C (105.8F) to 31C (87.8F). 41C would be horrendous.
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@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
24 Dec 22
@JudyEv Oh... wow. Over 100 is miserable. 87 (or 31) sounds picture perfect
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@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
23 Dec 22
Oh wow. That makes sense though. The thought of Christmas being a summertime thing is a fun though indeed. Esp. as we are having near record low windchills. -37F , I don't know how to factor the negative temp into C but it's 67 degrees below where water freezes . Ugh.
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@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
23 Dec 22
Thanks! It was cool, sometimes the people attending would turn around and wave at the camera. There wasn't any live audio, instead they played some soothing music quietly, however I did see people with drums.
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@just4him (306724)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
23 Dec 22
@FayeHazel That sounds wonderful!
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@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
23 Dec 22
@just4him It was neat, I know they do it on the Summer's Solstices too
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@RebeccasFarm (86822)
• United States
23 Dec 22
It certainly is showing us the Solstice in my place Faye..it is blinking brutally freezing.
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@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
23 Dec 22
Oh yes! It's BRUTAL here too. Stay warm, friend.
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@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
23 Dec 22
Oh yes, it would be lovely wouldnt it?
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@jstory07 (134522)
• Roseburg, Oregon
24 Dec 22
@FayeHazel It would be so nice to see.
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@nela13 (55734)
• Portugal
23 Dec 22
I will try to remember to watch the live stream of the summer Solstice. Thank you for letting us know, I didn't know it was possible.
