Ancient winter solstice celebration

    • [PDF File]DE QUATTUOR PARTIBUS MUNDI MEDIEVAL SACRED BUILDINGS …

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      sunrise and sunset on the summer solstice, 24th June. He also associates the winter and summer solstices with the births of Jesus Christ and John the Baptist. We find the same information, also in the Roman calendar of the 5th century, which is the official Christian calendar, elabo-rated by Polemic Silvio, where the summer solstice (sol-


    • [PDF File]HumanLight Solstice Party

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      mas. These are all part of an ancient celebration called Saturnalia, a harvest festival that marked the winter solstice. Remind believers that decorating a tree originated in Germany. The Germans got it from the Romans, who got it from the Babylonians and the Egyptians. “An old


    • [PDF File]A Guide to Celebrating the 12 Days of Yule

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      celebration that begins on the eve of the Winter Solstice, known to most Pagans as Yule, and ends at the new calendar year. This celebration was so important in ancient times that it was converted by the Christians to the 12 Days of Christmas. Many Pagans, especially those devoted to the Norse and Anglo Saxon Gods and Goddesses try to find some


    • [PDF File]Archaeology Family Winter Trail - National Museum of Ireland

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      Archaeology Family Winter Trail Long ago in winters past, when days were cold and nights were long, Stone Age farmers, Bronze Age warriors, Viking children and Medieval lords and ladies passed the time and celebrated feasts in different ways. Follow the trail to find the objects that tell us what these people did.


    • [PDF File]The Sword & The Plow

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      the church with December 25 th and the winter solstice. However, the received date of the solstice by the civil calendar did not coincide with the actual event, but anticipated the solstice by about two days, the people retaining their accustomed dates of celebration in preference to strict astronomical event. Moreover, the Julian calendar lost ...


    • [PDF File]The Theosophical Society in Detroit

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      WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION TuesTuesday, December day, December day, December 20220020 7 7:00 7 7:00 7 7:00 ---- 9:30 PM9:30 PM9:30 PM Join us for a winter gathering for TS members, family and friends. Potluck vegetarian supper, gratitude ceremony, blessing tree, and friendship circle. For friendship circle, bring something you enjoy sharing for the winter …


    • [PDF File]The Ancient Celts and Their Spirituality

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      Winter solstice –the birth of the sun –Yule –December 21st Celebrated in many ancient cultures, not just the Celts Gods and heroes of many ancient cultures said to be born at this time Horus, Helios, Mithras, Jesus The sun goes into the earth, signaling a time of rebirth and regeneration and the earth is ruled by the Crone or Lady of Wisdom


    • [PDF File]Winter Solstice - Grow Pittsburgh

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      Similarly, summer solstice and the beginning of summer mark the longest day of the year, on June 21, and generally our hottest months are July and August. Historically, while the summer solstice is a time to anticipate the growing season and harvest, the winter solstice has been a time of celebration for the imminent return of light. Many ...


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      The fourth pagan cardinal day of celebration which is held in midwinter at the Winter Solstice. This is the day (or period of days) in winter when the days are shortest and the nights longest. The pagan Romans called this celebration Saturnalia (remember this name for further reference), in honor of their god


    • [PDF File]Yule Traditions and History - Meetup

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      Yule Traditions and History Yule, sometimes pronounced "you all" or “jol” is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and the longest night of the year. Yule in Old Norse means “Feast” or “Wheel”. In the old Almanacs, the symbol of a wheel was used to mark Yuletide. The idea behind this is that the year turns like a wheel, The Great ...


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