Reason for the Season

It’s around this time of year, mid December, that I get all atwitter about the reason for the season: the winter solstice (what, you thought it was Christmas?). Being at a higher latitude, it’s not hard to understand why people have celebrated the winter solstice for millenia and in so many cultures have attached mystical significance to this date. It’s the turning of a corner, the lengthening of days, the renewed hope for natural vitamin D.

So here’s hoping that the next 7 days, literally the darkest week of the year, will fly by and this time next week we’ll raise our glass — like millions of people before us — to the coming and passing of the winter solstice.

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cpeel

I'm a gay geek living in Seattle, WA.

2 thoughts on “Reason for the Season”

  1. Solstice party

    A few of the fantasy books series I’ve read have some interesting solstice traditions. I’m not enough of a night person, but the idea of keeping a vigil or of having a roaring bonfire and and outdoor party all night both seem pretty good to me.

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