What is the difference between all of the Winter Solstice celebrations? I have heard different things, and I would like to know what is the truth, and what is the made-up information.
2007-12-21 21:02:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
For me the Winter Solstice is a time of shifting to deep winter; a lessening of outward-motivated activities and a conservation of personal energy. It's the darkest, shortest day of the year and in our heart-soul-spirit we need to confirm our own light of being to shine during this quiet time.
It's also a time of reflection and true resolution. Not cheesy New Years resolutions, but real affirmations of how we might move forward in our own light as the days begin to grow longer... what unnecessary baggage and bondage needs to fall away to free us so that we can "lighten" our load and prepare for the new year.
Winter Solstice is a celebration of the true New Year.
2007-12-21 22:04:56 · answer #1 · answered by Janette Marie 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The winter solstice is the shortest daylight day of the year. It is also the first day of winter. The Earth is tilted, and this causes seasons. When the northern hemisphere has the maxi um tilt away from the sun, the event is called the winter solstice. The word solstice has two parts, sol is a name for the sun, and stice means to stop. In this case, the sun, sol, has been lower and lower in the sky since the first day of summer until it stops, stice, going lower.
After the winter solstice, each day will be will have a longer period of sunshine until the first day of summer, the longest day of the year.
2007-12-21 21:25:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, in my understanding; the winter solstice is the day when the sun is the furthest away from the earth, but, it was also a celebration by people who worshipped the sun, and was "synchronized" with "christmas" when the roman catholic church wanted to increase their numbers (a very very long time ago before caesar), and due to the fact that many christians and worshippers of the solstice were uneducated, they used a ploy to get the two groups to worship A"celebration" at the same time. hence to build their church, they lured people together, and made christmas become on the same day as the "winter solstice", instead of the true day. very very interesting information you can find at the library. you just gotta know where to look!
2007-12-21 22:40:45 · answer #3 · answered by Octavia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Winter Solstice/Yule is the longest night of the year. It is a Pagan holiday, when the return of the sun is celebrated, as the days are about to get longer. This is the day in between the old year and the new year in the Druidic tree calendar, repesented by mistletoe.
Many common Christmas symbols actually came from Winter Solstice when the Christians were trying to convert the Pagans in the Middle Ages. (Evergreen tree, mistletoe, yule logs, etc.)
2007-12-21 22:16:41 · answer #4 · answered by King AHM 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2014-12-07 14:48:27 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋