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In Pagan times, the winter solstice was known as Yule, a celebration of Goddess (moon) energy, when the moon would give birth to the sun. In this celebratory poem, British author Susan Cooper captures the magic of this day and this season. The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper And so the Shortest Day came and the year died

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Also called Yuletide, the Pagan celebration of the winter solstice known as Yule was observed by ancient Germanic peoples for hundreds of years. Wikimedia Commons Yule marked the end of the solar year and was celebrated with many festivities on the darkest night of winter. Christmastime. Noël.

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The winter solstice marks the shortest, darkest day and the rebirth of the sun. The winter solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year. This year, which has felt long and dark to many people, may be a good time to honor the solstice. The 2020 winter solstice is Monday, December 21.

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What is the Winter Solstice? The Winter Solstice is also called the December Solstice, and is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. While it might seem like a.

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The Snow Is Deep on the Ground. Kenneth Patchen. The snow is deep on the ground. Always the light falls. Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.

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Yule (also called Jul, jól or joulu) is a winter festival historically observed by the Germanic peoples that was incorporated into Christmas during the Christianisation of the Germanic peoples.In present times adherents of some new religious movements (such as Modern Germanic paganism) celebrate Yule independently of the Christian festival.Scholars have connected the original celebrations of.

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Yule/Winter Solstice Correspondences. October 31, 2023 / Yule - Thu, Dec 21, 2023 - Mon, Jan 1, 2024. Midwinter, Fionn's Day, Alban huan, Christmas (Christian~December 25), Xmas, Festival of Sol, Solar/Secular/Pagan New Year. Animals/Mythical beings: yule goat (nordic), reindeer. Yearning for Yuletide *Exclusive Poem by Mabh Savage.

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Yule is the time of the Winter Solstice, and for many Pagans, it's a time to say goodbye to the old, and welcome the new. As the sun returns to the earth, life begins once more. This ritual can be performed by a solitary practitioner, either male or female. It's also easily adaptable to a small group of people.

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The winter solstice is the growing sun's season, so gold is used to correspond with the sun's power and energy. Evergreen plants give us the greens we use to symbolize Christmas and Yule. The red berries that help wild animals survive the winter give us the reds. Many churches use white as the color of Christmas.

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The Winter Solstice falls on the shortest day of the year (21st December) and was celebrated in Britain long before the arrival of Christianity. The Druids (Celtic priests) would cut the.

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The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year. It literally means that the sun stands still: from the Latin (sun) and (standing still). The midwinter sun rises at its furthest point in the southeast and sets in its nearest point in the southwest, thus making the shortest and lowest circuit in the sky. For three days (the day before, the.

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Interfaith Inspiration Waiting for the Sun: A Pagan Celebration of Yule By Julia Pillard December 19, 2023 A Yule altar. Photo courtesy of Julia Pillard As the sun sets on the winter solstice, leaving a cold, clear evening behind it, I stand outside on the porch in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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Instead of looking upon the solstice with dread, here are six poems to remind you of the enchantment of winter, the magic of the holidays and provide you with warmth and solidarity when the icy winds blow. A Christmas Carol by Christina Rossetti In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone;

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Yule, also known as the Winter Solstice, is a significant time for Pagans. It marks the longest night of the year and the shortest day, after which the days gradually begin to lengthen. This time was celebrated by Pagans in many ways, including with Yule poems. The Longest Night and Shortest Day

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With this Winter Solstice poem, I've purposely left out the last stanza so as to keep it as secular or pagan as possible. The last stanza does mention "Christ" yet the rest of the poem seems to me to be speaking of the Wild Hunt, as well as the old year dying and a new beginning. From "In Memoriam" RING out, wild bells, to the wild sky,

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The winter solstice is the time of year when the sun reaches its lowest point in the sky, also known as Yule. This usually happens on December 21st, but varies depending on how close to Earth a given solar year's perihelion (the nearest point in orbit) falls.