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December 21, 2007 at 1:52 pm #1043168
Shortest day of the year today…should start getting lighter after today:bounce_fl
HAPPY SOLSTICE:bounce_g::bounce_fl:bounce_g::bounce_fl
December 21, 2007 at 2:14 pm #1127363Happy Solstice folks and a Happy New Year to you all raaaraaa
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December 21, 2007 at 2:14 pm #1148326Happy Solstice folks and a Happy New Year to you all raaaraaa
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December 21, 2007 at 2:17 pm #1127371happy hunikckka <3
December 21, 2007 at 2:17 pm #1148334happy hunikckka <3
December 21, 2007 at 3:49 pm #1127366and a happy solstice right back at ya to all you PV guys and gals :bounce_fl
December 21, 2007 at 3:49 pm #1148329and a happy solstice right back at ya to all you PV guys and gals :bounce_fl
December 21, 2007 at 4:14 pm #1127370HAPPY SOLSTICE peeps!!its me mums birthday today to!!thank fuck the days are guna start getin longa now!!am i right in thinking that it wos the winter solstice that the pagens used to clibrate more not the summer 1??to do with partyin an hopeing that there next crop would be a good 1??if any 1 has any info on this would love to no..:bounce_fl :bounce_g: :bounce_fl
December 21, 2007 at 4:14 pm #1148333HAPPY SOLSTICE peeps!!its me mums birthday today to!!thank fuck the days are guna start getin longa now!!am i right in thinking that it wos the winter solstice that the pagens used to clibrate more not the summer 1??to do with partyin an hopeing that there next crop would be a good 1??if any 1 has any info on this would love to no..:bounce_fl :bounce_g: :bounce_fl
December 21, 2007 at 4:24 pm #1127365Happy Solstice everybody :bounce_g::bounce_g:
December 21, 2007 at 4:24 pm #1148328Happy Solstice everybody :bounce_g::bounce_g:
December 21, 2007 at 5:07 pm #1127362H.A.P.P.Y S.O.L.S.T.I.C.E:love: raaa
December 21, 2007 at 5:07 pm #1148325H.A.P.P.Y S.O.L.S.T.I.C.E:love: raaa
December 21, 2007 at 5:44 pm #1127364d.r.e.a.m wrote:HAPPY SOLSTICE peeps!!its me mums birthday today to!!thank fuck the days are guna start getin longa now!!am i right in thinking that it wos the winter solstice that the pagens used to clibrate more not the summer 1??to do with partyin an hopeing that there next crop would be a good 1??if any 1 has any info on this would love to no..:bounce_fl :bounce_g: :bounce_flMidwinter solstice was the one with the week long party to encourage the light to come back and its where the tradition of evergreen trees in our house comes from too.
In fact a lot of the ‘christmas’ stuff which is considered traditional [trees, decorations, big meals] comes from the pagan tradition.
The romans had wild parties [eating, boozing, dancing] to celebrate the days getting longer and the sun’s birthday was 25 december. Long before the Christian church decreed it to be the official date for the celebration of Jesus’s birthday in 440AD [up until then it had alos been celebrated in January and March depending on which sect you were part of]
The word christmas first appears in writing in 1038AD as Cristes Maesse in a saxon book.
In 1519AD the turkey arrived in Europe and was added to the tradition.
In 1541AD Henry VIII banned all games and sports on christmas.
1647AD Cromwell abolished christmas and shops had to open by law. He also banned christmas puddings [the traditional xmas pudding dates back to about 1700s before which a pudding was a special kind of fruity porridge]. It was 1660AD before christmas was allowed again and the parties began again.
Interest in christmas wanes gradually till Charles Dickens writes the Christmas Carol and the victorians get all excited about it again.
That what you were looking for ? 😉
December 21, 2007 at 5:44 pm #1148327d.r.e.a.m wrote:HAPPY SOLSTICE peeps!!its me mums birthday today to!!thank fuck the days are guna start getin longa now!!am i right in thinking that it wos the winter solstice that the pagens used to clibrate more not the summer 1??to do with partyin an hopeing that there next crop would be a good 1??if any 1 has any info on this would love to no..:bounce_fl :bounce_g: :bounce_flMidwinter solstice was the one with the week long party to encourage the light to come back and its where the tradition of evergreen trees in our house comes from too.
In fact a lot of the ‘christmas’ stuff which is considered traditional [trees, decorations, big meals] comes from the pagan tradition.
The romans had wild parties [eating, boozing, dancing] to celebrate the days getting longer and the sun’s birthday was 25 december. Long before the Christian church decreed it to be the official date for the celebration of Jesus’s birthday in 440AD [up until then it had alos been celebrated in January and March depending on which sect you were part of]
The word christmas first appears in writing in 1038AD as Cristes Maesse in a saxon book.
In 1519AD the turkey arrived in Europe and was added to the tradition.
In 1541AD Henry VIII banned all games and sports on christmas.
1647AD Cromwell abolished christmas and shops had to open by law. He also banned christmas puddings [the traditional xmas pudding dates back to about 1700s before which a pudding was a special kind of fruity porridge]. It was 1660AD before christmas was allowed again and the parties began again.
Interest in christmas wanes gradually till Charles Dickens writes the Christmas Carol and the victorians get all excited about it again.
That what you were looking for ? 😉
December 21, 2007 at 5:44 pm #1127369d.r.e.a.m wrote:HAPPY SOLSTICE peeps!!its me mums birthday today to!!thank fuck the days are guna start getin longa now!!am i right in thinking that it wos the winter solstice that the pagens used to clibrate more not the summer 1??to do with partyin an hopeing that there next crop would be a good 1??if any 1 has any info on this would love to no..:bounce_fl :bounce_g: :bounce_flthis is a useful website;
http://www.helium.com/tm/658899/thought-about-where-religiousQuote:The winter solstice occurs at the instant when the Sun‘s position in the sky is at its greatest angular distance on the other side of the equatorial plane as the observer. Depending on the shift of the calendar, the event of the Winter solstice occurs sometime between December 20 and 23 each year in the Northern hemisphere, and between June 20 and 23 in the Southern Hemisphere, and the winter solstice occurs during either the shortest day or the longest night of the year (not to be confused with the darkest day or nights). Though the Winter Solstice lasts an instant, the term is also used to refer to the full day and night (24hrs) within which the event occurs. A more accurate usage might be the “day of the winter solstice” or the “night of/before the winter solstice”.
Worldwide, interpretation of the event has varied from culture to culture, but most cultures have held a recognition of rebirth, involving holidays, festivals, gatherings, rituals or other celebrations around that time.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice
Quote:Winter Solstice [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/DSC06815.JPG/215px-DSC06815.JPG[/IMG]
Fire kept burning through the longest night of the year
Also called Midwinter, DōngZhì, Yule, Şabe Cele/Yalda, Soyal, Teḳufat Ṭebet, Şeva Zistanê, Solar New Year, Longest Night
Observed by Various cultures, ancient and modern
Type Cultural, Seasonal, Astronomical
Significance Astronomically marks the middle or beginning of winter, interpretation varies from culture to culture, but most hold a recognition of rebirth
Date The Solstice of Winter
December 21 or 22 (NH)
June 21 or 22 (SH)
2007 date December 22 (UTC North)
June 21 (UTC South)
2008 date December 21 (UTC North)
June 20 (UTC South)
Celebrations Festivals, spending time with loved ones, feasting, singing, dancing, fire in the hearth
Related to Winter Festivals and the SolsticeDecember 21, 2007 at 5:44 pm #1148332d.r.e.a.m wrote:HAPPY SOLSTICE peeps!!its me mums birthday today to!!thank fuck the days are guna start getin longa now!!am i right in thinking that it wos the winter solstice that the pagens used to clibrate more not the summer 1??to do with partyin an hopeing that there next crop would be a good 1??if any 1 has any info on this would love to no..:bounce_fl :bounce_g: :bounce_flthis is a useful website;
http://www.helium.com/tm/658899/thought-about-where-religiousQuote:The winter solstice occurs at the instant when the Sun‘s position in the sky is at its greatest angular distance on the other side of the equatorial plane as the observer. Depending on the shift of the calendar, the event of the Winter solstice occurs sometime between December 20 and 23 each year in the Northern hemisphere, and between June 20 and 23 in the Southern Hemisphere, and the winter solstice occurs during either the shortest day or the longest night of the year (not to be confused with the darkest day or nights). Though the Winter Solstice lasts an instant, the term is also used to refer to the full day and night (24hrs) within which the event occurs. A more accurate usage might be the “day of the winter solstice” or the “night of/before the winter solstice”.
Worldwide, interpretation of the event has varied from culture to culture, but most cultures have held a recognition of rebirth, involving holidays, festivals, gatherings, rituals or other celebrations around that time.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice
Quote:Winter Solstice [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/DSC06815.JPG/215px-DSC06815.JPG[/IMG]
Fire kept burning through the longest night of the year
Also called Midwinter, DōngZhì, Yule, Şabe Cele/Yalda, Soyal, Teḳufat Ṭebet, Şeva Zistanê, Solar New Year, Longest Night
Observed by Various cultures, ancient and modern
Type Cultural, Seasonal, Astronomical
Significance Astronomically marks the middle or beginning of winter, interpretation varies from culture to culture, but most hold a recognition of rebirth
Date The Solstice of Winter
December 21 or 22 (NH)
June 21 or 22 (SH)
2007 date December 22 (UTC North)
June 21 (UTC South)
2008 date December 21 (UTC North)
June 20 (UTC South)
Celebrations Festivals, spending time with loved ones, feasting, singing, dancing, fire in the hearth
Related to Winter Festivals and the SolsticeDecember 21, 2007 at 8:38 pm #1127367Happy solstice boys and girls…. bring on beltane!!!
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December 21, 2007 at 8:38 pm #1148330Happy solstice boys and girls…. bring on beltane!!!
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December 21, 2007 at 8:50 pm #1127368Sweet so the days are gonna get longer :love:
December 21, 2007 at 8:50 pm #1148331Sweet so the days are gonna get longer :love:
December 21, 2007 at 8:52 pm #1127372and every ones gonna get blind drunk makeing moonshine #xD
December 21, 2007 at 8:52 pm #1148335and every ones gonna get blind drunk makeing moonshine #xD
December 22, 2007 at 5:36 am #1127361AnonymousWe having a crew party to celebrate my relece and a lass getting out of hospital. its quite good i’m sat here behind the bass bins typing :weee:
December 22, 2007 at 5:36 am #1148324AnonymousWe having a crew party to celebrate my relece and a lass getting out of hospital. its quite good i’m sat here behind the bass bins typing :weee:
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