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celticeagle @celticeagle (189835) • Boise, Idaho 23 Dec

Many people came to enjoy the Solstice celebration at Stonehenge near Bath, England recently. The druids who are believed to be the originator of this sacred place, believed that the solstice marked the "rebirth" of the sun and...

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Winter Solstice and Superstitions

Anna @LadyDuck (502343) • Italy 21 Dec 22

Today is the Winter Solstice, the day when earth's poles reach their maximum axial tilt away from the Sun and today winter starts. According to an ancient middle oriental superstition the "Dark Spirits" walk the earth during "the...

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Today Is Longest Day Of The year

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 21 Jun 22

The first day of the summer, the longest day of the year and the summer solstice officially arrived today, on Tuesday, June 21. The hot weather arrived in the U.S. and Europe before the summer solstice with heat waves sending...

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Joyous Yule

Faye @FayeHazel (40230) • United States 21 Dec 21

Happy Winter Solstice all! At one time Solstice was celebrated widely in Britain as well as other cultures and celebrated the shortest day of the year and the return of the sun. Considered a day for reflection and planning for...

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We got snow here - we live near arctic circle

Marja @buenavida (9984) • Sweden 18 Oct 20

This is a land of contrasts - at summer solstice the nights are light and and in winter we have long nights.. at least in winter time the snow helps to brighten it all up.. How is your winter?

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Winter Solstice and an (almost) full moon

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 21 Dec 18

Well, it is the shortest day of the year and if we look at the moon tonight, it will appear to be full, but that happens tomorrow night.But it will be 2029 before that happens again, so I will be looking for sure. Not only do we...

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The evening has dusked.

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9308) • Canada 21 Jun 18

Today was the Summer Solstice, having the longest daylight hrs of the year. (About 16 hrs at my lattitude) The photo is one I had taken at 10:04pm this evening. The sun had already set, but the sky is still bright on the horizon....

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Summertime NOT The Longest Day

Anna @LadyDuck (502343) • Italy 21 Jun 18

Today, June 21st, is the summer solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere, Summer starts today. It's not the "longest day" as some believe. All the days of the year last 24 hours. This is the day with the longest...

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“longestDAY?”

ingrid @ridingbet (66854) • Philippines 21 Jun 18

Today is the birthday of the favorite granddaughter of my father. When Maan was born, my father would always say, with much love, “Maan ku!” (My Maan). I also remember that June 21st is the longest day of the year, and this was...

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Summer Solstice

celticeagle @celticeagle (189835) • Boise, Idaho 20 Jun 18

Tomorrow, Thursday June 21, will be the Summer Solstice. It varies from the 20th to the 22nd depending on the time zone you are in. It is known as the longest day of the year. The solstice occurs when the Sun reaches its...

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Diary - Wednesday 21st June 2017

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 22 Jun 17

The longest day of the year, being the Summer Solstice, so steady day shortening from now to the Winter Solstice. I paid some bills, visited a lovely new city centre bar called The Gas Works, job searched through the library...

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It's the longest day of the year and boy is it gonna be hot

rebelann1949 @rebelann (117218) • El Paso, Texas 21 Jun 17

Yep, long and oh so hot. They claim at Accuweather that it'll top out at 104 today, just a little cooler than what we're in for over the next few days. It won't be as hot here as it gets in some parts of Arizona but 110 is hot...

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Diary 20th and 21st December 2016

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 22 Dec 16

Diary Tuesday 20th December 2016 The shower water felt so lovely and hot I had to steel myself to get out and get dressed for work knowing how cold it was going to be out before dawn. Work was visibly running low at the start...

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The Winter Solstice

changjiangzhibin89 @changjiangzhibin89 (17239) • China 21 Dec 16

Today is winter solstice. For people living in the northern hemisphere,this day is the shortest day of the year.Over here we have made much of winter solstice since ancient times and have seen it as a festival in which people hold...

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Tomorrow is the big night

rebelann1949 @rebelann (117218) • El Paso, Texas 20 Dec 16

Yepper, here in the USA it will be the longest night of the year, elsewhere it will be the shortest. By the end of the month I will put out some of the morning glory seeds and cover them with cedar or pine shavings, I hope that...

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Today is the Shortest Day of the Year!

Sherry @norcal (4889) • Franklinton, North Carolina 23 Dec 15

At least it is for those of us who live in the Northern hemisphere. This is wonderful news to me, because I hate the short dark days of winter. The sun has been hugging the horizon so hard, it is barely up over the trees at high...

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Happy Solstice!

Lenore Plassman @sallypup (69166) • Centralia, Washington 21 Dec 15

Hubby got to work an hour and a half late but he got there. (Slippery gut wrenching roads.) Temps went up so off we headed to town. The Birth of Jesus musical is on the radio so Mom is happy and humming. We're staring...

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Happy Solstice Everyone!

EugenesDIYDen @EugenesDDen (310) • Ireland 21 Dec 15

This is one of my favourite days when we've reached the depths of winter but after which the days start to get longer. We can now look forward to spring and summer (Commiserations to those of you in the Southern...

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What's your favorite holiday memory?

Rohvannyn Shaw @Rohvannyn (3098) • United States 15 Dec 15

I'm interested in hearing from anybody who has a holiday memory. I don't mind the holiday, be it Pagan, Jewish, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Shinto, or any of the other traditions adorning this blue marble of hours. I'll...

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Greetings that you thought were neat and fun. Esp. ones that stuck out in your

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 29 Nov 11

mind. My favorite one was, "Have a cool yule." Wouldn't it be funny if there was no "L' in Noel? The funniest Christmas card I ever got was a picture of the Scooby-Do gang decorating a Tree and then "Oh, Oh, watch out." and on the...

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