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Winter Solstice 2022

Faye @FayeHazel (40230) • United States 22 Dec 22

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...

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Happy Winter Solstice!

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 21 Dec 22

It’s Winter Solstice today and we always celebrate this day with Tang Yuan . It’s a kind of Chinese dessert that are made of glutinous rice and made into ball shape which symbolises reunion. My mother-in-law makes the glutinous...

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Hubs is Still Sick - 12/21/19

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222806) • United States 21 Dec 19

Yesterday he went to the doctor; and they gave him a shot in the behind, a breathing treatment, antibiotics and an inhaler. He is still hacking and coughing. I hope he's better for Christmas; and I hope I don't catch whatever...

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Winter is Three Days Away

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 18 Dec 17

Looking at the snow outside, it's hard to think that we're still in Fall/Autumn and Winter hasn't happened yet. We got our first bit of snow back in the last week of October. Until this last week, any snow we've gotten has...

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Only 30 days left

rebelann1949 @rebelann (117272) • El Paso, Texas 21 Nov 17

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Holiday Craze

Riggs Mortis @RiggsMortis (86) • Canada 9 Dec 16

Does anybody else both love and hate the holiday season? I find myself loving the idea of it, but hating actually partaking in any of it. It just stresses me out. I personally celebrate the Winter Solstice, or Yule, but for the...

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Winter Solstice

Sophie @SophieY (891) • South Africa 21 Jun 16

I am not getting very far ahead in this blogging thing, I don't seem to find enough time to spend on the responses and reads. I shall have to apply myself after I have done my exam which is coming up soon. I have been away for...

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New Zealand's Shortest Day of the Year

Val @valmnz (17095) • New Zealand 20 Jun 16

It's 6.30 a.m. Tuesday 21 June here, and very dark outside. Today is our shortest day of the year, it's hard to believe we've reached it already and that soon the length of the days will start increasing again. Meanwhile, I know...

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December 22 will be the longest night 2015

Marja @buenavida (9984) • Sweden 21 Dec 15

This night will be Winter Solstice and the days will begin to becom longer, a little every day. I love it, as the place where I live is almost at the Arctic Circle and for some time the sun will be above the horizon about one hour...

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Holiday Celebrations for Pets?

belindayhughes @belindayhughes (1096) • United States 21 Dec 12

I'm somewhat familiar with different holiday celebrations at this time of year: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule and Winter Solstice. But what about the pet family members? How can you include them in celebrations for these...

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Holiday cooking

belindayhughes @belindayhughes (1096) • United States 21 Dec 12

I know what the traditional Christmas dishes are, but what are you supposed to cook for Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule, Solstice and so on? And how can those dishes be made vegan (no animal products)? I'm still fairly new at being vegan,...

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Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Winter Solstice and Yule and Kwanzaa!

belindayhughes @belindayhughes (1096) • United States 21 Dec 12

I've celebrated Chrismas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa and studied Yule traditions in history classes at grammar school and been exposed to Solstices in my New Age circles. I truly love exploring the differences and similarities of all...

Winter Solstice, do you have plans?

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 21 Dec 11

I might visit a friend. I think I'll meditate and dance. I'll probably bake cookies or something with frosting.

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Finally, a Total Lunar Eclipse on December 20 - 21..!!

Marja @buenavida (9984) • Sweden 4 Dec 10

I just read about a total Lunar Eclipse that will be visible in North America - it is the first one since 2008. It can be seen without optics, but binoculars should work - or a low-power telescope. This will happen...

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When do winters come to your area?

chameleon7 @chameleon7 (295) • China 7 Dec 09

I am from Guangzhou, a southern city in China and it doesn't get very cold even in winter. Chinese people consider winter solstice the middle of the winter. but Chinese people call winter solstice 'the arrival of winter' and...

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What are you doing for Yule this year?

lillake @lillake (1630) • United States 6 Dec 09

I'm just curious what others are doing for Yule or Solstice this year? We are keeping it very simple. A little baking, a little crafting, looking at lights. I'm hoping it will snow, but I doubt it will.

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What is the origin of Christmas?

JB @joynatarajan (332) • India 1 Jun 09

Is it Biblical? If so, how can it be proved? If not, then what are its origins and why is it observed? Also, if it is not Biblical, is it right to observe it?

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Cure for the winter blues

zigzagbuddha @zigzagbuddha (4601) • United States 25 Dec 08

I have been dreading the winter like it was the end of the world. I am living under extreme conditions, so it is no wonder. But still, I do not like feeling so sh1tty, so, just for a change of perspective, I sat down to make...

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How did you celebrate your Yule Sabbat?

scammerwear @scammerwear (1433) • Singapore 22 Dec 08

My pagan friends and I had a steamboat dinner at a restaurant, it was simple but its nice to have friends around to celebrate a Sabbat with. How did you celebrate Yule?

the winter solstice, when is it?

ESKARENA1 @ESKARENA1 (18260) 22 Dec 07

Now, ive been an old queen of the mid winter for these last 40 years or so and as far as i know its always been winter solstice on the 21st of December, now...a good friend of mine, who for reasons best known to herself wants to...

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