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Celebrating the Winter Solstice
Front-Ranger:
Here's an interesting explanation of the Yule tradition:
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Front-Ranger:
How are you celebrating the solstice, friends! I'll be lighting the candle that I brought home from the Outer Hebrides, which I first lighted on the summer equinox in 2010 at the standing stones of Callanish.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 20, 2011, 11:12:31 pm ---How are you celebrating the solstice, friends! I'll be lighting the candle that I brought home from the Outer Hebrides, which I first lighted on the summer equinox in 2010 at the standing stones of Callanish.
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Do you light it at sundown, or when?
Front-Ranger:
According to this, the solstice will occur at 12:30 a.m. tomorrow morning, Eastern time, so I'm going to stay up until then, and do a Tarot reading by candlelight!!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/19/winter-solstice-2011_n_1156526.html
Shakesthecoffecan:
When possible I try to have a fire outside, but it is raining today. I will light a candle.
15 years ago today I head the voice of Walt Whitman on NPR:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBX2L_Re5Cc[/youtube]
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