Winter Solstice: How will you be celebrating yours?

[IanDavies]

Will forumites be….

– Decorating an Outdoor Edible Tree for the Animals

– Making Winter Solstice Lanterns

– Reading Winter Solstice Books

– Making Orange Pomanders

– Spending The Night By Candlelight

– Making Some Wassail (whatever the F that is)

– Reflecting, Releasing, Letting Go, and Setting Intentions For The New Season

OR

Simply “crying to the southern wind” for what (tomorrow) will be: “tonight, the longest night.”

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[Drone]

I find the seven weeks or so of descent into darkness between the clocks ‘going back’ on the last Sunday in October and now to be the most trying period of the year; hence the winter solstice is always welcomed as it marks the demise of decay and the instigation of growth

Psychologically comforting even if increase in day length will be barely noticeable for a few weeks yet

The earliest sunset actually occured about a week ago: 1551 in London but 1553 tomorrow. Sunrise tomorrow is 0804 but reaches its latest of 0806 on Boxing Day

This is not a strange astronomical anomaly, just an effect caused by our nearly-but-not-quite-accurate 24 hour day, which requires a reset with an extra day every leap year

Onwards and upwards

[Anonymous]

Love it when Drone uses a ‘ ‘

[Gladiateur]

I’ll be celebrating by studying the form for Kempton on Boxing Day.

The true meaning of Christmas.

[IanDavies]

Good choice.

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[Richard88]

Last year I drove up the A303 to Stonehenge, erected my Maypole and invited people to dance around it. Wrong solstice apparently, long drive home that was and I’m sure the police were following me.

[IanDavies]

Larkhill is very close to Stonehenge, as in Family Kebab in Amesbury.

I recommend both.

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[Gingertipster]

Larkhill village is known by locals as the Stonehenge bypass.

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[IanDavies]

Makes sense – it absolutely is.

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[Cork All Star]

Shouldn’t we ask Chris Whitty what he permits us to do? Most people here seem to think his word is holy writ.

[IanDavies]

I think every thread is in danger of becoming about the same subject – I was trying to break away from that.

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