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It most definitely is tomorrow. The longest night, I for one am looking forward to shorter nights!
Its also the day that my mum and stepdad are having a pagan wedding in Dorset. |
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"Well, I think it is. Drove past Stonehenge today on my way home and the crowds are gathering for the Winter Solstice.
Arthur Pendragon was in the news again. Think he's leading the Druids again  "
Who are they playing..?
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Indeed it is the winter solstice tomorrow. Tomorrow's night is the longest, day shortest.
The time difference is minimal for a while, from the 11th December to the 31st December, the day length only varies by 5 minutes - so I treat those as the start and end dates of celebrations, with special regard for tomorrow.
The term is Greek I think. It means Sun (sol), still (stice). As in, the height of the midday sun remains unchanged for a while before it's trend of getting higher or lower each day is reversed, marking the onset of winter or summer respectively.
Happy solstice |
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