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Celebrating the Winter Solstice
Front-Ranger:
Lit my candle at 4:39 today but it went out twice. Finally got it going and am enjoying the hopeful light.
Jeff Wrangler:
Mine has burned down to just a tiny flame in the bottom of the candle holder. I expect it will soon burn out.
serious crayons:
I guess you could say I did a more modern take on the candle lighting. I had bought a string of tiny LED lights on a wire, operated with a battery. Yesterday, I put them inside a clear glass candle cup with a decorative metal top and base, and tucked the battery box with the switch underneath the base. And it was probably somewhere around 4:39.
I realize that doesn't sound like a totally legit ritual for marking the solstice. My Druid ancestors probably wouldn't approve. But maybe it was the solstice that subconsciously led me to do it!
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on December 22, 2024, 04:23:55 pm ---I guess you could say I did a more modern take on the candle lighting. I had bought a string of tiny LED lights on a wire, operated with a battery. Yesterday, I put them inside a clear glass candle cup with a decorative metal top and base, and tucked the battery box with the switch underneath the base. And it was probably somewhere around 4:39.
I realize that doesn't sound like a totally legit ritual for marking the solstice. My Druid ancestors probably wouldn't approve. But maybe it was the solstice that subconsciously led me to do it!
--- End quote ---
Sounds perfectly legit to me. :) (And safer than an open flame. ;D )
Jeff Wrangler:
So I wonder who it was that discovered that the solstices and equinoxes were on the (roughly/approximately) 21st day of their respective months and not on the 25th day?
And when was this discovery made and implemented?
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