#december solstice

[odinsblog]

December 21st

[antinous-posts]

Happy Winter solstice!

God Mithra ☀️

Art by artist Chapps

[updownstairs83]

Bavarian customs. Pic: M Marquardt

[versey21]

22nd December

The Year’s Midnight by Gillian Clarke

The longest night can be tonight, last night or tomorrow night. Either way, the winter solstice marks that moment at which the days begin to lengthen and the planet’s journey, in its northern hemisphere, towards spring and summer begins. Clarke’s poem attempts to capture that moment.

Winter Solstice: From Darkness to Light. Source: Plenty Consulting website

The Year’s Midnight

The flown, the fallen,

the golden ones,

the deciduous dead, all gone

to ground, to dust, to sand,

borne on the shoulders of the wind.

Listen! They are whispering

now while the world talks,

and the ice melts,

and the seas rise.

Look at the trees!

Every leaf-scar is a bud

expecting a future.

The earth speaks in parables.

The burning bush. The rainbow.

Promises. Promises.

The winter solstice was of immense importance to ancient man, signifying the point at which the seemingly inexorable advance of autumn followed by winter was halted, and there could be dreams of light and warmth again. Even in the present day, despite knowing the worst of winter is yet to come, many of us feel a frisson of hope and anticipation at the solstice, knowing the darkest night is behind us.

[bodhraniikeh]

Queen Elizabeth: A holy day shall this be kept hereafter:...

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History of Richard III [II, 1]

Solstice Squirrel Wishes you a Merry, Happy, What-not & a Joyous, Glorious, New-which!

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[whoisjaylamm]

The Sky Tonight Update: December Solstice

The December solstice occurs at 03:21 UTC (9:21 PM, Central Time). The South Pole of the earth will be tilted toward the Sun, which will have reached its southernmost position in the sky and will be directly over the Tropic of Capricorn at 23.44 degrees south latitude. This is the first day of winter (winter solstice) in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of summer (summer solstice) in the…

[tigergingicat]

Happy Solstice! I was saying today that I love the orbital mechanics that hold everything in such a stable and predictable way.

So of course I had to go find a picture :)

(diagram showing the illumination of the Earth by the Sun on the December Solstice)

The December solstice is the moment the Sun is directly above the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere. This is the southernmost latitude it reaches during the year. After the solstice, it begins moving north again.

[yourmomsfavenby]

it's finally SUMMER!!!

[geezerwench]

In honor of the winter solstice ...

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[fenmere]

Ah, shit. We forgot to go out and yell at the sun to come back!

So, if it just keeps wandering south and off into space, I guess that’s on us.

[melsbreeze]

[drgeoduck]

[tea-with-mrs-mourning-dove]

[geopsych]

And there it is, last sunrise before tonight’s solstice.