Happy Yule

[Kahaih]

The most pleasant time of year for the nocturnal procrastinators amongst us.

The days are too short to try making any real use of them. LOL

 

[rareboy]

And happy Solstice to you!

I look forward to the extra minute of daylight.

 

[unloadonme]

The worst is over. Summer's coming.

 

[gsdx]

^ It's already here for Brad (Ozguy). It's tomorrow for him.

 

[rareboy]

 

[rareboy]

Our desk calendar said the 22nd is the solstice??????????

 

[Kahaih]

What You Need to Know About Winter Solstice 2023

Thousands of solstice enthusiasts will engage in a range of rituals and activities to celebrate the winter solstice.

time.com

If your [N. American] bonfire is still burning, toss that calendar on the embers.

 

[LeicsDom]

Our desk calendar said the 22nd is the solstice??????????

My diary says the same. I always thought it was the 21st

 

[Rickrock]

My calendar says it was the 21st.

 

[smokeshadow]

like the Equinoxs, the Solstices date of occurance varies from year to year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solstice

 

[Kahaih]

Yule and the Winter solstice are not precisely the same thing, anyway. Yule is (or was) a festive season that begins on or around the time of the winter solstice and lasts 12 days.

A lot of what modern day people believe are [Christian] Christmas traditions are actually Yule traditions.

 

[rareboy]

But I love that Yuke, Saturnalia, the Solstice celebrations and the manger origin story all celebrate the return of the light.