Whether you call it:
- Christmas (Natalis Domini)
- Amaterasu
- Beiwe
- Choimus
- Deuorius
- Riuri Deygān
- DōngZhì Festival
- Tōji Festiva Goru
- Hogmanay
- Inti Raymi
- Junkanoo
- Karachun
- Koleda
- Lenæa
- Feast of St. Lucy
- Makara Sankranti
- Meán Geimhridh
- Mummer’s Day
- Midvinterblót
- Modranicht
- Perchta
- Rozhanitsa Feast
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yalda
- Sanghamitta Day
- Saturnalia
- Şeva Zistanê
- Sol Invictus
- Soyal
- Tekufat Tevet
- Wayeb
- Yule
- Zagmuk
- Ziemassvētki
its all about the sun and the Winter Solstice.
In our home, we tend to celebrate the astronomical and terran aspects of this time of year because we are far enough north to be seriously impacted by the effects of the earth’s tilt, namely:
- Our days are VERY short
- The sun is meek while it is visiting
- We get lots of snow and ice storms about now and they continue until spring
- Winter is JUST getting started
