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Alban Arthuan - Yuletide
“All of our lives eventually end, and some of us have these great beautiful moments of freedom.” – Margaret Killjoy, “Cool People who did Cool Stuff” podcast, episode from Dec 17, 2023. I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts this morning and had to pause to let this sink in. There is so much oppression and the idea—the dream— of freedom sometimes feels so distant, the longing so…
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the cyclical holidays
sometimes the days of these holidays can change depending on the year but these are the traditional dates
alban arthuan - winter solstice
date: december 21st
associations: the sun, nwyfre (life force), white and gold, crowns, the new moon, midnight, Dagda and Hu
imbolc
alban eiler - spring equinox
date: february 1st
associations: the earth, calas (principle of matter), brown and black, a circle of candles, the first crescent moon, first light, Brighid and Ana
belteinne
date: march 21st
associations: saturn, element of earth, indigo and red, a dragon, the first quarter moon, dawn, Aengus and Coel
alban heriun - summer solstice
date: may 1st
associations: jupiter, the element of water, sky blue and orange, a mead horn, the waxing gibbous moon, morning, Eriu and Elen
lughnasadh
date: june 21st
associations: mars, the element of fire, red and yellow, three rays of light, the full moon, noon, Lugh and Beli
alban elued - autumn equinox
date: august 1st
associations: venus, the element of air, gold and green, a fiery wheel, the waning gibbous moon, afternoon, Tailtiu and Sul
samhuinn
date: september 22nd
associations: mercury, the element of spirit, green and blue, a silver branch, the last quarter moon, dusk, Mannanan and Esus
date: november 1st
associations: the moon, gwyar (principle of flow), violet and silver, a cauldron, the last crescent moon, evening, the Morrigan and Cerridwen
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December 21st Ritual
Today is the Druidic celebration of Alban Arthuan.
It is a festival where gifts and charity are showered upon the poor. make a contribution to your favorite charity or take some gifts to your local homeless shelter.
Today is also the shortest day of the year, marking the Winter Solstice or Yule.
rise at dawn and dress in the colors of fire (yellow, gold, orange or red)
ring bells to chase away the darkness
hang sunflower heads on bare tree limbs with blue ribbons to encourage the Sun and His feathered friends and to honor His mother, the Sky.
when the dark of night falls, honor it with a farewell toast :
Farewell, Darkness, you've served us well Youve brough peace and calmness with you spell Youve helped us regroup and regenerate, too and for those reasons we honor you the time has come, though, to say goodbye farewell, Darkness! Go now! Fly!
then light the Yule log with a piece of last year's log, chanting:
Goodbye Old King--hello, New With this log we honor you The old reign's gone--the new has begun We welcome now the newborn Sun
When the flames start dancing write wishes on paper and toss them in the fire
Remember to kiss under the mistletoe, exchange gifts, and make merry.
make sure to save Yule log ashes to boost your magic next year!
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Why do we celebrate the winter solstice?
Let’s start with the science. The Winter Solstice is the point of the year at which the path of the sun in the sky is farthest south. Here in the Northern Hemisphere this occurs in December, between the 20th to the 23rd of the month. The sun travels the shortest path across the sky giving us the shortest day of the year with the least sunlight and subsequently, the longest night.
The hushed darkness of winter is at its deepest on the solstice, yet for thousands of years it has been celebrated as a promise of the brighter days ahead. The winter solstice is a tipping point, a moment of stillness when the balance of the seasonal scales will once again begin to tilt towards the light. Since long, long ago humans have been aware of this tipping point and celebrated the long night as a marker of new life and warmth returning.
These days we may find that Christmas celebrations become the focus of our attention around this time, there is usually so much to do and little time to rest when we find ourselves preparing for family visits, buying gifts and tackling the mighty food shop! But there is so much internal gold to be mined at this midwinter point, so much connection and grounding to be found in this quiet seasonal milestone, I think it’s well worth carving out some time for each year, if we can.
How to celebrate the Winter Solstice
3 simple ways to honour the shortest day
1. Light up the longest night
“In the Druidic tradition the name of this festival is “Alban Arthan”, Welsh for “Light of Winter”. According to an older and more poetic interpretation, the name is “Alban Arthuan”, meaning “Light of Arthur”. In this poetical image, Arthur is symbolized by the Sun. The Sun dies and is reborn, just as the mythical Arthur is sleeping deep inside a mountain and will wake up again when the people need his help.” Www.druidry.org
Of course I would choose candlelight for number one! Even the small act of striking a match and lighting a wick can be easily turned into a mindful ritual, an action which provides a minute of clarity within a busy day and one which takes us back to the present moment, even in a house full of noise, chaos and kids running wild!
Bringing light to the dark is a simple yet powerful acknowledgment of the seasonal shift and an invitation to take some time to consider what the winter solstice means and how we are feeling at this point in the year. Candles are symbolic of the returning of the light and have been used for many centuries past to focus our attention and create a sacred space.
Lighting a fire in the grate, or a bonfire in the garden is also a traditional way to mark this day. The ancient Norse would burn a Yule log in their celebration of the return of the sun at winter solstice. “Yule” came from the Norse word hweol, meaning wheel. This practice of burning a Yule log can also be found in many other countries and in the Pagan, Wiccan and Druid traditions too.
2. Reflect on the year gone by
The solstice and equinox points give us quarter milestones in the year to reflect and reset. This has been a year of huge upheaval, emotion and uncertainty so I know I am likely not alone in needing a little time to consider what this past year has changed in me and how I might use that knowledge in the next chapter ahead.
Winter is a time for stories, a time for hopes and dreams birthed from the darkness and given time to stretch and grow before they see the light of day. What story do you want to see come to life next year?
Journaling is a wonderful way to get down some of these thoughts and reflections on the winter solstice. Remember that journaling doesn’t have to look like pages and pages of thoughtful verse – you can choose to jot down a few key words which sum up your feelings, or if you are more visual person sketch out a spider diagram or mind map which pulls out your perceptions of what has passed and your hopes for what might be – use whatever method works for you.
“There is a reason why some of our most enduring holidays of mysticism occur during the cold months. Winter is a time when unseen energies steps forth out of the fog— when the above-ground world goes back to the roots and the hidden mysteries of spirit can bloom.” Asia Suler – One Willow Apothecaries
3. Find nourishment in your favourite winter comforts
Brew up your favourite seasonal tea or make a hot chocolate with the works. Find something which warms your body and feels like a small luxury and take it to a quiet part of the house, or over to your favourite window. Sit down and take the time to savour it. Letting our bodies be still and allowing our minds to wander doesn’t always feel easy, there is a temptation to constantly fill ourselves up with scrolling, doing chores, working, cleaning – anything to keep our minds occupied.
But the stillness of the winter solstice, and the call of the winter season in general, is an invitation to let ourselves drift. So try to give yourself a little time to do just that.
“Pause here. You are deep in the heart of the darkest nights. The world is hushed: The trees are dwelling in their roots, and the earth’s small creatures have gone to ground. Turn inward and listen to the stories of your deepest self.”- Maia Toll
http://www.Tswickedwonders.com
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Day 26
I bet you all thought that holiday viewing ended with Christmas on December 25th? Well, there’s still Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, which begins today celebrating the principle of Umoja, which means “unity.” The Six Triple Eight (2024) “The Six Triple Eight” debuted on Netflix and in selected theaters December 20th, just before Alban Arthuan or Winter Solstice. It seemed like an appropriate movie to…
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Holidays 12.21
Holidays
Anti-Fur Day
Apollo 8 Day
Armed Forces Day (Philippines)
Chaos Day
Chester Greenwood Day (Inventor of Earmuffs; Maine)
Don’t Be a Scrooge Day
Doubting Thomas Day (Original Date] (a.k.a. ...
Begging Day
Doleing Day
Going A-Corning
Going A-Gooding
Gooding Day
Hollering Day
Mumping Day
Thomasing
Ebenezer Scrooge Day
End of the World Day
Forefather's Day (New England)
Global Orgasm for Peace Day
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day (Florida)
Humbug Day
International Dalek Remembrance Day
International Rush Day
Lockerbie Anniversary Day
Look on the Bright Side Day
Make Music Day (Winter Version)
National Crossword Puzzle Day
National Day of Childhood Cancer (Spain)
National Forge Day
National Heroes and Heroines Day (Anguilla)
National Lee Day
National Maine Day
National Robin Day (UK)
Peat Day (French Republic)
Phileas Fogg Wins A Wager Day
Ribbon Candy Day
São Tomé Day (São Tomé Day and Príncipe)
Saparmurat Niyazov Memorial Day (Turkmenistan)
Shake and Freeze Day
Solstice [1st Day of Winter in Northern Hemisphere] (a.k.a. ...
Alban Arthuan (a..k.a. Yule Celtic, Pagan) [8 of 8 Festivals of the Natural Year]
Alban Arthuan (Druid Solstice Festival)
Anne and Samantha Day
Blue Christmas (Western Christian)
Bruma (Ancient Rome)
Celebrate Short Fiction Day
Daylight Appreciation Day
Dōngzhì Festival (a.k.a. Extreme of Winter; China, East Asia) [on winter solstice]
Don’t Make Your Bed Day
Erastide (from David Eddings' Belgariad and Malloreon series, a celebration of the day on which the Seven Gods created the world. Greetings ("Joyous Erastide") and gifts are exchanged, and feasts are held.
Festival of Isis (Ancient Egypt, celebrating Isis finding Osiris & resurrecting him)
Festival of Odin, Ing, and Erda (Asatru)
Finally Summer Day/Finally Winter Day
Flashlight Day
Going a Gooding Day
Hogswatchday (in Discworld) [1st of Ick]
Hump Day (Tasmania)
Jul (a.k.a. Jol)
Litha (Wiccan/Pagan; southern hemisphere)
National Haiku Poetry Day
National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day
National Short Girl Appreciation Day
National Short Story Day
Sanghamitta (Theravada Buddhism)
Shab-e Yalda (Iran)
Short Story Day (UK)
Soyala New Year Festival (Hopi and Zuni Native Americans)
Sol Invictus (Undefeated Sun; Ancient Rome)
Wild Hunt peak (Norse)
Winter Saucestice (Pastafarian)
Yalda (Iran; Persian/Zoroastrian)
Yule (Wiccan/Pagan; Northern Hemisphere)
Yuletide
World Basketball Day
World Marine Day
World Peace Day
World Pheran Day
World Saree Day
World Snowboard Day
Yuletide Lad #10 arrives (Gluggagægir or Window-Peeper; Iceland)
Food & Drink Celebrations
Gravy Day (Australia)
Kiwi Fruit Day (California)
National Armagnac Day
National Coquito Day
National French Fried Shrimp Day
National Hamburger Day
National Kiwi Fruit Day
Ribbon Candy Day
Independence & Related Days
Fredonia (a.k.a. Republic of Fredonia; Declared; 1826) [unrecognized]
Kingdom of Nepal (Declared; 1768)
Vlasynian Despotate (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]
New Year’s Days
see Solstice
3rd Saturday in December
Festival of Winter Walks (UK) [3rd Saturday]
Sandwich Saturday [Every Saturday]
Sentimental Saturday [3rd Saturday of Each Month]
Six For Saturday [Every Saturday]
Spaghetti Saturday [Every Saturday]
Steak Saturday [3rd Saturday of Each Month]
Super Saturday [3rd Saturday]
Wreaths Across America Day [3rd Saturday]
Weekly Holidays beginning December 21 (3rd Full Week of December)
Gancha Ganapati (thru 12.25) [Modern Hinduism]
Festivals Beginning December 21, 2024
Christmas on the Farm (Troy, New Hampshire)
Comic Fiesta (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) [thru 12.22]
Gancha Ganapati (Modern Hinduism) [thru 12.25]
TSB Festival of Lights (New Plymouth, New Zealand) [thru 1.26.2025]
Feast Days
Achille Vianelli (Artology)
Alban Arthurian (Celtic Book of Days)
Anastasius II of Antioch (Christian; Saint)
Anthony Powell (Writerism)
Arnold Friberg (Artology)
Berthollet (Positivist; Saint)
Day of Frey (Everyday Wicca)
Divalia (a.k.a. Angeronalia; Old Roman festival to Angerona or Voluptia, goddess of joy, pleasure, & secrecy)
Edburge (Christian; Saint)
Feast of Isis the Black Cow (Ancient Egypt)
Feelings of Gnawing Guilt Minute (04:00-04:01; Church of the SubGenius)
Fred (Muppetism)
Haloa (Attic festival honoring Demeter, Dionysus & Poseidon)
Heinrich Böll (Writerism)
Masaccio (Artology)
O Oriens (5th O Antiphon or Great Advent Antiphon; Christian) [O Dawn of the East; 5 of 7]
Pancha Ganapati begins (until 25th; Hindu festival celebrating Lord Ganesha, Saiva Siddhanta Church)
Pet+ Canisius (Christian; Saint)
Pongal of the Cows (Hindu)
Poseide of Aegina (Festival to Poseidon; Ancient Greece)
Saturnalia and Solstice Day (Pastafarian)
The Solstice Sabbat (Starza Pagan Book of Days)
String Quartet No. 2, by Arnold Schoenberg (String Quartet; 1908)
Thomas Couture (Artology)
Thomas the Apostle (Anglicanism)
Tammuz (Ancient Babylonian Yule Ritual)
Yule (Winter Solstice; Goths, Saxons; Pagan)
Ziemassvetki (Ancient Latvia; birth of Dievs)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]
Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [57 of 57]
Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 59 of 60)
Premieres
Air Raid Warden (Andy Panda Cartoon; 1942)
…And Then There Was X, by DMX (Album; 1999)
Aquaman (Film; 2018)
Avatar 4 (Film; 2029)
Babylon (Film; 2022)
Battleship Potemkin (Film; 1925)
A Beautiful Mind (Film; 2001)
Being There (Film; 1979)
Bird Box (Film; 2018)
Birdy (Film; 1984)
The Black Hole (Film; 1979)
Bumblebee (Film; 2018)
Carmen Get It (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1962)
Chariots of Fur (WB LT Cartoon; 1994)
Charlie Wilson’s War (Film; 2007)
Chilly Willy (Chilly Willy Cartoon; 1935) [#1]
The Clown (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1931)
Crossword Puzzle (Newspaper Crossword; 1913) [New York World]
Doggie March (Anime Film; 1963)
A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen (Play; 1879)
The Electric Horseman (Film; 1979)
Flags, by Coldplay (Song; 2020)
Follow the Saint, by Leslie Charteris (Short Stories; 1938) [Saint #21]
Girl, Interrupted (Film; 1999)
The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation (The Inspector Cartoon; 1965)
The Graduate (Film; 1967)
How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (Disney Cartoon; 2007)
Jack Reacher (Film; 2012)
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (Animated Film; 2001)
Johnny Dangerously (Film; 1984)
Kindergarten Cop (Film; 1990)
Lawrence of Arabia (Film; 1962)
Lifted (Pixar Cartoon; 2006)
Lion in the Roar (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1956)
Little Women (Film; 1994)
The Majestic (Film; 2001)
The Malady Lingers On or I Bought You Violence For Your Furs (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 330; 1964)
Mrs. Ladybug (MGM Cartoon; 1940)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Film; 2007)
Old Sequoia (Disney Cartoon; 1945)
Pelle the Conqueror (Film; 1988)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Animated Film; 2022)
Red Riding Hood Rides Again (Color Rhapsody Cartooon; 1941)
Rimski and Korsakoff Go to Palm Springs or Song of India (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 329; 1964)
Sing (Animated Film; 2016)
The Snow Queen, by Hans Christian Andersen (Fairy Tale; 1844)
Snow White and the Sven Dwarfs (Animated Disney Film; 1937)
Spamalot (Musical Play; 2004)
Spooks, featuring Flip the Frog (MGM Cartoon; 1931)
Sweeney Todd (Film; 2007)
Swiss Family Robinson (Film; 1960)
Then There Was X, by DMX (Album; 1999)
This Is 40 (Film; 2012)
Thunderball (US Film; 1965) [James Bond #4]
The Tombs of Atuan, by Ursula Le Guin (Novel; 1971) [Earthsea #2]
VeggieTales (Animated TV Series; 1993)
Wakko’s Wish (WB Animated Film; 1999)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Film; 2007)
Yogi Bear’s All Star Comedy Christmas Caper (Hanna-Barbera Animated TV Special; 1982)
Today’s Name Days
Hagar, Peter (Austria)
Mihej, Petar (Croatia)
Natálie (Czech Republic)
Thomas (Denmark)
Tom, Tommi, Toom, Toomas (Estonia)
Tomi, Tommi, Tuomas, Tuomo (Finland)
Pierre (France)
Hagar, Ingmar, Ingo (Germany)
Julia, Themistokles, Themistoklis (Greece)
Tamás (Hungary)
Pietro (Italy)
Saulcerīte, Toms (Latvia)
Girenė, Honoratas, Norgaudas, Tomas (Lithuania)
Tom, Tomas (Norway)
Balbin, Festus, Honorat, Tomasz, Tomisław (Poland)
Iuliana, Temistocle (Romania)
Bohdan (Slovakia)
Pedro (Spain)
Tomas (Sweden)
Eva, Eve, Julianne, Julianna (Ukraine)
Estella, Estelle, Ester, Esther, Star, Stella, Van, Vance, Vanesa, Vanessa, Vanna (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 356 of 2024; 10 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 6 of Week 51 of 2024
Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 28 of 28]
Chinese: Month 11 (Bing-Zi), Day 21 (Ji-Wei)
Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]
Hebrew: 20 Kislev 5785
Islamic: 19 Jumada II 1446
J Cal: 26 Black; Fryday [26 of 30]
Julian: 8 December 2024
Moon: 62%: Waning Gibbous
Positivist: 20 Bichat (13th Month) [Ritter / Berzelius]
Runic Half Month: Jara (Year) [Day 15 of 15]
Season: Winter (Day 1 of 90)
Week: 3rd Full Week of December
Zodiac: Sagittarius (Day 30 of 30)
Calendar Changes
Winter [Season 1 of 4]
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Holidays 12.21
Holidays
Anti-Fur Day
Apollo 8 Day
Armed Forces Day (Philippines)
Chaos Day
Chester Greenwood Day (Inventor of Earmuffs; Maine)
Don’t Be a Scrooge Day
Doubting Thomas Day (Original Date] (a.k.a. ...
Begging Day
Doleing Day
Going A-Corning
Going A-Gooding
Gooding Day
Hollering Day
Mumping Day
Thomasing
Ebenezer Scrooge Day
End of the World Day
Forefather's Day (New England)
Global Orgasm for Peace Day
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day (Florida)
Humbug Day
International Dalek Remembrance Day
International Rush Day
Lockerbie Anniversary Day
Look on the Bright Side Day
Make Music Day (Winter Version)
National Crossword Puzzle Day
National Day of Childhood Cancer (Spain)
National Forge Day
National Heroes and Heroines Day (Anguilla)
National Lee Day
National Maine Day
National Robin Day (UK)
Peat Day (French Republic)
Phileas Fogg Wins A Wager Day
Ribbon Candy Day
São Tomé Day (São Tomé Day and Príncipe)
Saparmurat Niyazov Memorial Day (Turkmenistan)
Shake and Freeze Day
Solstice [1st Day of Winter in Northern Hemisphere] (a.k.a. ...
Alban Arthuan (a..k.a. Yule Celtic, Pagan) [8 of 8 Festivals of the Natural Year]
Alban Arthuan (Druid Solstice Festival)
Anne and Samantha Day
Blue Christmas (Western Christian)
Bruma (Ancient Rome)
Celebrate Short Fiction Day
Daylight Appreciation Day
Dōngzhì Festival (a.k.a. Extreme of Winter; China, East Asia) [on winter solstice]
Don’t Make Your Bed Day
Erastide (from David Eddings' Belgariad and Malloreon series, a celebration of the day on which the Seven Gods created the world. Greetings ("Joyous Erastide") and gifts are exchanged, and feasts are held.
Festival of Isis (Ancient Egypt, celebrating Isis finding Osiris & resurrecting him)
Festival of Odin, Ing, and Erda (Asatru)
Finally Summer Day/Finally Winter Day
Flashlight Day
Going a Gooding Day
Hogswatchday (in Discworld) [1st of Ick]
Hump Day (Tasmania)
Jul (a.k.a. Jol)
Litha (Wiccan/Pagan; southern hemisphere)
National Haiku Poetry Day
National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day
National Short Girl Appreciation Day
National Short Story Day
Sanghamitta (Theravada Buddhism)
Shab-e Yalda (Iran)
Short Story Day (UK)
Soyala New Year Festival (Hopi and Zuni Native Americans)
Sol Invictus (Undefeated Sun; Ancient Rome)
Wild Hunt peak (Norse)
Winter Saucestice (Pastafarian)
Yalda (Iran; Persian/Zoroastrian)
Yule (Wiccan/Pagan; Northern Hemisphere)
Yuletide
World Basketball Day
World Marine Day
World Peace Day
World Pheran Day
World Saree Day
World Snowboard Day
Yuletide Lad #10 arrives (Gluggagægir or Window-Peeper; Iceland)
Food & Drink Celebrations
Gravy Day (Australia)
Kiwi Fruit Day (California)
National Armagnac Day
National Coquito Day
National French Fried Shrimp Day
National Hamburger Day
National Kiwi Fruit Day
Ribbon Candy Day
Independence & Related Days
Fredonia (a.k.a. Republic of Fredonia; Declared; 1826) [unrecognized]
Kingdom of Nepal (Declared; 1768)
Vlasynian Despotate (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]
New Year’s Days
see Solstice
3rd Saturday in December
Festival of Winter Walks (UK) [3rd Saturday]
Sandwich Saturday [Every Saturday]
Sentimental Saturday [3rd Saturday of Each Month]
Six For Saturday [Every Saturday]
Spaghetti Saturday [Every Saturday]
Steak Saturday [3rd Saturday of Each Month]
Super Saturday [3rd Saturday]
Wreaths Across America Day [3rd Saturday]
Weekly Holidays beginning December 21 (3rd Full Week of December)
Gancha Ganapati (thru 12.25) [Modern Hinduism]
Festivals Beginning December 21, 2024
Christmas on the Farm (Troy, New Hampshire)
Comic Fiesta (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) [thru 12.22]
Gancha Ganapati (Modern Hinduism) [thru 12.25]
TSB Festival of Lights (New Plymouth, New Zealand) [thru 1.26.2025]
Feast Days
Achille Vianelli (Artology)
Alban Arthurian (Celtic Book of Days)
Anastasius II of Antioch (Christian; Saint)
Anthony Powell (Writerism)
Arnold Friberg (Artology)
Berthollet (Positivist; Saint)
Day of Frey (Everyday Wicca)
Divalia (a.k.a. Angeronalia; Old Roman festival to Angerona or Voluptia, goddess of joy, pleasure, & secrecy)
Edburge (Christian; Saint)
Feast of Isis the Black Cow (Ancient Egypt)
Feelings of Gnawing Guilt Minute (04:00-04:01; Church of the SubGenius)
Fred (Muppetism)
Haloa (Attic festival honoring Demeter, Dionysus & Poseidon)
Heinrich Böll (Writerism)
Masaccio (Artology)
O Oriens (5th O Antiphon or Great Advent Antiphon; Christian) [O Dawn of the East; 5 of 7]
Pancha Ganapati begins (until 25th; Hindu festival celebrating Lord Ganesha, Saiva Siddhanta Church)
Pet+ Canisius (Christian; Saint)
Pongal of the Cows (Hindu)
Poseide of Aegina (Festival to Poseidon; Ancient Greece)
Saturnalia and Solstice Day (Pastafarian)
The Solstice Sabbat (Starza Pagan Book of Days)
String Quartet No. 2, by Arnold Schoenberg (String Quartet; 1908)
Thomas Couture (Artology)
Thomas the Apostle (Anglicanism)
Tammuz (Ancient Babylonian Yule Ritual)
Yule (Winter Solstice; Goths, Saxons; Pagan)
Ziemassvetki (Ancient Latvia; birth of Dievs)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]
Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [57 of 57]
Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 59 of 60)
Premieres
Air Raid Warden (Andy Panda Cartoon; 1942)
…And Then There Was X, by DMX (Album; 1999)
Aquaman (Film; 2018)
Avatar 4 (Film; 2029)
Babylon (Film; 2022)
Battleship Potemkin (Film; 1925)
A Beautiful Mind (Film; 2001)
Being There (Film; 1979)
Bird Box (Film; 2018)
Birdy (Film; 1984)
The Black Hole (Film; 1979)
Bumblebee (Film; 2018)
Carmen Get It (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1962)
Chariots of Fur (WB LT Cartoon; 1994)
Charlie Wilson’s War (Film; 2007)
Chilly Willy (Chilly Willy Cartoon; 1935) [#1]
The Clown (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1931)
Crossword Puzzle (Newspaper Crossword; 1913) [New York World]
Doggie March (Anime Film; 1963)
A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen (Play; 1879)
The Electric Horseman (Film; 1979)
Flags, by Coldplay (Song; 2020)
Follow the Saint, by Leslie Charteris (Short Stories; 1938) [Saint #21]
Girl, Interrupted (Film; 1999)
The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation (The Inspector Cartoon; 1965)
The Graduate (Film; 1967)
How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (Disney Cartoon; 2007)
Jack Reacher (Film; 2012)
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (Animated Film; 2001)
Johnny Dangerously (Film; 1984)
Kindergarten Cop (Film; 1990)
Lawrence of Arabia (Film; 1962)
Lifted (Pixar Cartoon; 2006)
Lion in the Roar (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1956)
Little Women (Film; 1994)
The Majestic (Film; 2001)
The Malady Lingers On or I Bought You Violence For Your Furs (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 330; 1964)
Mrs. Ladybug (MGM Cartoon; 1940)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Film; 2007)
Old Sequoia (Disney Cartoon; 1945)
Pelle the Conqueror (Film; 1988)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Animated Film; 2022)
Red Riding Hood Rides Again (Color Rhapsody Cartooon; 1941)
Rimski and Korsakoff Go to Palm Springs or Song of India (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 329; 1964)
Sing (Animated Film; 2016)
The Snow Queen, by Hans Christian Andersen (Fairy Tale; 1844)
Snow White and the Sven Dwarfs (Animated Disney Film; 1937)
Spamalot (Musical Play; 2004)
Spooks, featuring Flip the Frog (MGM Cartoon; 1931)
Sweeney Todd (Film; 2007)
Swiss Family Robinson (Film; 1960)
Then There Was X, by DMX (Album; 1999)
This Is 40 (Film; 2012)
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The Tombs of Atuan, by Ursula Le Guin (Novel; 1971) [Earthsea #2]
VeggieTales (Animated TV Series; 1993)
Wakko’s Wish (WB Animated Film; 1999)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Film; 2007)
Yogi Bear’s All Star Comedy Christmas Caper (Hanna-Barbera Animated TV Special; 1982)
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Hagar, Peter (Austria)
Mihej, Petar (Croatia)
Natálie (Czech Republic)
Thomas (Denmark)
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Pierre (France)
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Tamás (Hungary)
Pietro (Italy)
Saulcerīte, Toms (Latvia)
Girenė, Honoratas, Norgaudas, Tomas (Lithuania)
Tom, Tomas (Norway)
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Iuliana, Temistocle (Romania)
Bohdan (Slovakia)
Pedro (Spain)
Tomas (Sweden)
Eva, Eve, Julianne, Julianna (Ukraine)
Estella, Estelle, Ester, Esther, Star, Stella, Van, Vance, Vanesa, Vanessa, Vanna (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 356 of 2024; 10 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 6 of Week 51 of 2024
Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 28 of 28]
Chinese: Month 11 (Bing-Zi), Day 21 (Ji-Wei)
Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]
Hebrew: 20 Kislev 5785
Islamic: 19 Jumada II 1446
J Cal: 26 Black; Fryday [26 of 30]
Julian: 8 December 2024
Moon: 62%: Waning Gibbous
Positivist: 20 Bichat (13th Month) [Ritter / Berzelius]
Runic Half Month: Jara (Year) [Day 15 of 15]
Season: Winter (Day 1 of 90)
Week: 3rd Full Week of December
Zodiac: Sagittarius (Day 30 of 30)
Calendar Changes
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Mabinogi - The Alban Knights
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The Winter Solstice
The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year. It literally means that the sun stands still: from the Latin sol (sun) and sistere (standing still). The midwinter sun rises at its furthest point in the southeast and sets in its nearest point in the southwest, thus making the shortest and lowest circuit in the sky. For three days (the day before, the day of and the day after the solstice) the sun rises and sets on the same points of the horizon, until it begins to rise further east and set further west with each and every day.
This phenomenon occurs between 20 - 22 December each year. The Welsh name for this time is Alban Arthan, a term coined by the 19th century poet and writer of forgeries, Iolo Morganwg. This translates as "Light of Winter" or "Light of the Bear", although it is also known as Alban Arthuan, which means "Light of Arthur". The "Light of the Bear" is an interesting translation, which may have roots going back 13,000 years and connected to the circumpolar constellation or Ursa Major, which would be very visible and very bright in the British Isles at this time of year, during the greatest darkness.
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Yule Part 1!
Yule
December 20-23
Time of rebirth, quiet introspection, new year, hope, setting intentions, celebration of light.
Also known as winter solstice, midwinter, Alban Arthuan, saturnalia yuletide .
It is the shortest day and longest night of the year. It is normally celebrated on the 21st.
Yule is a fire festival that marks the time when the days start to grow longer until we reach the height of the summer solstice. The sabbats remind us to be patience for the warmth and summer that is to come.
In wiccan the god is reborn at yule having died at the previous sabbat (Samhain) at the end of October. The weak light and still short days is the representive of the god in infancy. The goddess who had been the crone the last few days is once again the mother aspect having just given birth to the god. She represents the earth.
The sabbat is celebrated inside in the warmth of ones homes many wiccans decorate their home and altars with evergreen branches, cedar, pine, hemlock, and spruce as well as holly, pinecones and other festive flora. Candles are also important the colors that are important are red, green, white, and gold, images of the sun are also appropriate. Those who have a fire place burn a yule log but you do not need a yule log you can light a good amount of candles to brighten the home.
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TatS - Winter Solstice
This is Winter Solstice or Alban Arthuan, also known as Yule, and is the beginning and also the end. It usually occurs on December 21st or 22nd. It is associated with the following: Element: Earth Suit: Pentacles Major Arcana: The World & The Fool Preceded by: Rebirth Succeeded by: The Magician Leading Court: Princess of Pentacles Leading Pip: Ace of Pentacles Supporting Court: Prince of…
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meta: Arthur’s birthday: 21st December / The Winter Solstice
Arthur Pendragon was born on the eve of the Winter Solstice.
It’s an auspicious date. In the Druidic tradition the name of the Winter Solstice is “Alban Arthan”, Welsh for “Light of Winter”. According to an older and more poetic interpretation, the name is “Alban Arthuan”, meaning “Light of Arthur”.
In this poetical image, Arthur is symbolized by the Sun. The Sun dies and is reborn, just as the mythical Arthur is sleeping deep inside a mountain and will wake up again when the people need his help.
Some Druid Orders practising today still believe in the Light of the hero King Arthur Pendragon who is symbolically reborn as the Sun Child (The Mabon). At the time of the Solstice, the time of greatest darkness, a great ritual is needed to revert the course of the sun. This is probably calculated by the great circles of stone and burial grounds which are aligned to this festival, such as Newgrange in Co. Meath, Eire. Sure enough, the next day following the Winter Solstice, the Sun begins to move higher into the sky, showing that it has been reborn. ( text from druidry.org )
Perhaps Merlin and his people continue to remember the Once & Future King in this way, with this festival, on his birthday, after his passing at the battle of Camlann.
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Am 21.Dezember zur Wintersonnenwende, halten sich Licht und Dunkelheit mit der Sommersonnenwende am 21.Juni in der Waage. Sie markiert das Ende und den Anfang des Jahreszyklus. Die Tage werden wieder länger und die Erde beginnt auszuatmen und langsam zu erwachen. In keltischen Siedlungsgebieten wurden sie auch „Alban Arthuan“, das „Licht des Arthur“ gefeiert. Das Wort „Jul“ kommt aus dem Skandinavischen und bedeutet „Rad“, was für den Jahreskreislauf oder das Jahresrad steht. In vielen Kulturen wird die zunehmende Lichtkraft gefeiert. Der persische Lichtgott Mithra (auch Sol invictus = die unbesiegbare Sonne) ist als der Repräsentant der Sonne überliefert. Laut Überlieferung wurde von seinem Vatergott gesendet, um die Welt zu retten. Bei seiner Geburt in einer Felshöhle lagerten davor Hirten. Ebenfalls feierte man im Kult um Isis und Osiris die Geburt des Lichtkindes Horus. Diese Festlichkeit zu Ehren des Saturns, des Gott des Ackerbaus, beginnt am 17.Dezember und dehnt sich über mehrere Tage aus. Im Norden ist der germanische Gott Freyr, der Gemahl der Göttin Freya, mit der Wintersonnenwende verbunden, deshalb aß man an diesem Tag Schwein, dass als Symbol der Fruchtbarkeit und Fülle steht. Freyrs Eber Gullinbursti (Goldborsten) schiebt das Jahresrad am Ende der 12 Raunächte wieder an. Das Christentum verlegte als Gegenpol zum Heidnischen, die Geburt Christi vom 28.März auf den 25.Dezember. Die Wintersonnenwende wird auch die Thomasnacht genannt und wurde dem Apostel Thomas geweiht. Karl der Große (747-817) setzte diese taktische Maßnahme mit unnachgiebiger Hand in seinem Reich durch und verbot alle Riten, die mit dem Fest der Wintersonnenwende verbunden waren. Frau Holle (auch Perchta/Berchta) behauptete trotz Christianisierung Standhaft ihren Platz in den Raunächten. In dieser Zeit fegt sie als Anführerin der Wilden Jagd mit ihrem Gefolge durch die frostigen Nächte. Verirrte Seelen, ungetaufte und Elben ziehen mit ihr, um durch die Dunkelheit den Weg ins Hollen Reich zu finden. In der letzten Raunacht, kehrt sie in die Häuser, um zu prüfen ob der Flachs auf den Spinnrädern versponnen ist und ob im ganzen Haus Ordnung herrscht. Ist sie nicht zufrieden, wird mit ihrem furchteinflößenden, hässlichen Zerrbild konfrontiert und von ihr bestraft. In dieser Nacht, vom fünften auf den sechsten Jänner, der Perchtennacht, erweisen die Frauen des Hauses der Göttin ihre Reverenz und ehrten den nächtlichen Gast und sein Gefolge mit der „Perchtlmilch“. Findet sie das Haus in ihrer Zufriedenheit vor, so ruhte als Geschenk ihr Segen der Fruchtbarkeit über das ganze Jahr auf Haus. In der Nacht der Wintersonnenwende soll man in die Zukunft blicken können, um den Liebsten oder die Liebste zu ermitteln. Wollte ein Mann wissen, ob er im nächsten Jahr heiratet, so stellte er sich mit dem Rücken an einen Apfelbaum und warf einen Schuh über seine Schulter. Blieb dieser im Baum hängen, so gab es im kommenden Jahr eine Heirat. Die Frauen wählten dafür einen Birnenbaum. Im christlichen Brauchtum lag man mit dem Kopf zum Fußende des Bettes und bat den heiligen Thomas: „Bettstaffel ich tritt dich, heiliger Thomas, ich bitt dich, loss mir erscheinen, den Herzallerliebsten mein.“ Nach dem man dreimal die Bitte ausgesprochen hatte, schläft man ein und im Traum erscheint der Liebste oder die Liebste.
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In the recent Druidic tradition, Alban Arthan is a seasonal festival at the Winter solstice. The name derives from the writings of Iolo Morganwg, the 19th-century radical poet and forger. Alban Arthan translates to The Light of Arthur the legendary King. An alternative respelling is Alban Arthuan. On the solstice, it has recently been speculated (with very little evidence) that druids would gather by the oldest mistletoe-clad oak. The Chief Druid would make his way to the mistletoe to be cut whilst below, other Druids would hold open a sheet to catch it, making sure none of it touched the ground. With his golden sickle, and in one chop, the Chief Druid would remove the mistletoe to be caught below. [1] This ritual was recorded by Pliny (AD 24-79) in his Natural History (16.24), not as a part of a seasonal festival, but in the context of a sacrifice of two white bulls to invoke prosperity from the gods. The holiday is observed in a manner that commemorates the death of the Holly King identified with the wren bird (symbolizing the old year and the shortened sun) at the hands of his son and successor, the robin redbreast Oak King (the new year and the new sun that begins to grow).[2] The Battle of the Holly King and Oak King is re-enacted at rituals, both open and closed. The battle is usually in the form of words but there have been some sword battles.
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