I wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Winter Solstice today!
2007-12-22 11:35:15 · 8 answers · asked by Too Much!! 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
May the beauty of the winter season bring you joy!
Peace and Blessings!
2007-12-22 11:36:31 · update #1
The same to you, my bewitching friend!
"The Winter Solstice, Yuletide (Teutonic), Alban Arthan (Caledonii)
Around Dec. 21
This Sabbat represents the rebirth of light. Here, on the longest night of the year, the Goddess gives birth to the Sun God and hope for new light is reborn.
Yule is a time of awakening to new goals and leaving old regrets behind. Yule coincides closely with the Christian Christmas celebration. Christmas was once a movable feast celebrated many different times during the year. The choice of December 25 was made by the Pope Julius I in the fourth century AD because this coincided with the pagan rituals of Winter Solstice, or Return of the Sun. The intent was to replace the pagan celebration with the Christian one.
The Christian tradition of a Christmas tree has its origins in the Pagan Yule celebration. Pagan families would bring a live tree into the home so the wood spirits would have a place to keep warm during the cold winter months. Bells were hung in the limbs so you could tell when a spirit was present.
Food and treats were hung on the branches for the spirits to eat and a five-pointed star, the pentagram, symbol of the five elements, was placed atop the tree.
The colors of the season, red and green, also are of Pagan origin, as is the custom of exchanging gifts.
A solar festival, The reindeer stag is also a reminder of the Horned God. You will find that many traditional Christmas decorations have some type of Pagan ancestry or significance that can be added to your Yule holiday. Yule is celebrated by fire and the use of a Yule log. Many enjoy the practice of lighting the Yule Log. If you choose to burn one, select a proper log of oak or pine (never Elder). Carve or chalk upon it a figure of the Sun (a rayed disc) or the Horned God (a horned circle). Set it alight in the fireplace at dusk, on Yule. This is a graphic representation of the rebirth of the God within the sacred fire of the Mother Goddess. As the log burns, visualize the Sun shining within it and think of the coming warmer days. Traditionally, a portion of the Yule Log is saved to be used in lighting next year's log. This piece is kept throughout the year to protect the home."
2007-12-22 11:56:55 · answer #1 · answered by Husker41 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-09 02:23:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am so freaking glad that the days get longer from here on out....lol....happy winter solstice to you too. :o)
2007-12-22 11:38:36 · answer #3 · answered by Flaming Tresses V 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thank you. I am happy to reciprocate. May peace be with you and yours in 2008.
2007-12-22 11:40:32 · answer #4 · answered by Michael B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Same to you.
But right now it is cold and rainy so I'll wait a couple of does to see how happy it will be.
2007-12-22 11:38:35 · answer #5 · answered by Mel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thanx. When you live in the Canadian subarctic it's so good to know the days are no longer growing shorter!
;)
2007-12-22 11:44:32 · answer #6 · answered by mahoganychik@yahoo.com 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
and the best part of it is the fact that the days will start to get longer, at least where I live
2007-12-22 11:38:40 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ah yes and now the daylight gets longer.
Watched the sun rise and set.Let the energy wash over me for comfort the entire season.
thank you.
2007-12-22 11:40:25 · answer #8 · answered by ditdit 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋