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Celebrating the Winter Solstice
Scott6373:
No problem...long as there's plenty of whiskey and o one talks about whatever may happen, I'm cool with it...LOL
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 20, 2007, 04:16:25 pm ---Yes, friends, let's gather round the campfire on the Yule.
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And we won't freeze our asses off when the fire dies down!
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: ineedcrayons on December 20, 2007, 05:41:27 pm ---
And we won't freeze our asses off when the fire dies down!
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Better off sleeping in the tent, anyway. ;D
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Kd5000 on December 16, 2007, 10:47:24 pm ---The Ancient Romans used to have a large festival around the winter solstice called The Saturnalia. It was actually celebrated on December 17 which is tomorrow. So it wasn't exactly on the date of the Winter Solstice.
I had a Saturnalia party theme as I was tired of the same old Christmas thing. Instead of evergreen, I decorated the place with some laurel leaves, gilded a few wreaths, stuff like that.
I had read previously that the early Christians had co-opted the Saturnalia for Christmas. It now seems that idea is disputed per the article in wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia
So Happy Saturnalia! :)
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It's Io Saturnalia! ;) I'm a reconstructionist, so I celebrate Saturnalia. I've decorated, put up and untied my statue of Saturn, did the proper ritual and I'm sending out presents left and right, making sure I gift someone with the traditional gifts of silver and candles. By the time it ends, on the Solstice, my holiday is over.
I just read the Wikipedia article. I think it's right and wrong. The Christians hijacked the birthday of Mithra and Sol Invictus so they could justify celebrating. They made it a birthday, but they didn't hold the solemn religious rites associated with that day like the pagans did, they used it as an excuse to join the pagans partying.
Meryl:
Here's a nice, crackling fire for your enjoyment. Happy Solstice, Friends! :-*
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