Winter Solstice News

At 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21, Unity of Monterey Bay will host its fourth annual Winter Solstice Celebration of Light, an interfaith celebration of the many religious and spiritual traditions that take place at this time of year all over the world.

Welcome to winter, a week and a half early. The winter solstice doesn't arrive until Dec.

Date: December 10, 2009 Contact: G. B. Cornucopia , 786-7014 ext. 243 Contact: Russ Bodnar , 786-7014 ext.

The ACLU of Arkansas filed a federal lawsuit today charging Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels with violating the free speech rights of The Arkansas Society of Freethinkers by barring them from erecting a temporary Winter Solstice display on the grounds of the state Capitol.

Once upon a time in bygone days families sat about their cabin or home around a fire or on the porch sharing stories.

The winter solstice doesn't arrive until Dec. 21, but Indianapolis got that undisputed winter feeling Wednesday as temperatures dropped below 15 degrees and winds gusted up to more than 40 mph.

A celebration of the winter solstice is set Dec. 19 in Ashland. Red Earth Descendants plan their fourth annual Native Storytelling Conference, which will include traditional storytelling, feasting and gathering around the drum to honor the shortest day of the year.

Don't look now, but Christmas is nearly on our doorstep. But besides Santa and the nativity scenes, just what do you know or don't know about this magic time of year? Lisa Wojna gives you lots of clues in her potpourri book, The Bathroom Book of Christmas Trivia : Stories, Weird Facts and Folklore Behind Holiday Traditions Around the World." Neat ...

World Healing Institute will hold its annual Winter Solstice Celebration on Monday, Dec.

While it may be mostly Pagans and Wiccans who celebrate the Yule holiday, nearly all cultures and faiths have some sort of winter solstice celebration or festival.

Jeffrey Mabee as the Green Man with children at a past Winter Solstice Celebration.

Ed Buckner is president of American Atheists, Inc. Claims abound that both Thanksgiving and Christmas are Christian in origin, but in fact both are grounded in non-Christian ideas and rituals that the churches have co-opted for their own purposes.

DEPENDING on how you measure these things, the year will either end at 1:47 p.m. on Dec.

Winter solstice is when the Sun is at its south most distance from the celestial equator.

Astronomers at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute point out that at 12:47 p.m. EST on Monday, Dec.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] We are exactly two weeks away from Hanukkah, roughly 24 days away from Winter Solstice, exactly four weeks away from Christmas and 29 days away from Kwanzaa.

The Winter Solstice occurs when the geographical north pole is pointed the furthest from the sun.

Title: WINTER SOLSTICE IS A TIME OF RENEWAL, RECONNECTION WITH THE EARTH Throughout the ages, a variety of cultures have viewed the winter solstice as a time for celebration and renewal.

Gateway of the Sun, in Tiahuanaco, Bolivia. Another solstice marker? wikimedia commons More than an important part of astrology, many ancient cultures held observances of the winter solstices, including all of the changing seasons throughout the year.

Teens and young adults are getting moon mania thanks to Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" novels and movies.