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Winter Solstice celebrations: a.k.a. Christmas, Saturnalia, Yule, the Long Night, etc. ... Ramadan is thus not associated with the winter solstice as are other religious celebrations. It is just by coincidence that it has occurred during December in recent years.
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www.religioustolerance.org/winter_solstice.htm
www.religioustolerance.org/winter_solstice.htm
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Web sites that discuss the winter solstice ... Winter Solstice Celebrations for Families and Households ... Winter solstice celebrations: Christmas, Saturnalia, Yule...
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www.religioustolerance.org/w_solsti.htm
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Information about the Season ... Winter Solstice Celebrations for Families and Households ... Parent(s) begin the circle by sharing some background about Winter Solstice, such as how it has been celebrated across time and cultures, and how its celebration is reflected in contemporary secular and religious Christmas customs.
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www.circlesanctuary.org/pholidays/SolsticePlanningGuide...
www.circlesanctuary.org/pholidays/SolsticePlanningGuide.html
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Emperor Aurelian established December 25 as the birthday of the "Invincible Sun" in the third century as part of the Roman Winter Solstice celebrations. Shortly thereafter, in 273, the Christian church selected this day to represent the birthday of Jesus, and by 336, this Roman solar feast day was Christianized.
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www.circlesanctuary.org/pholidays/SolsticeArticle.html
www.circlesanctuary.org/pholidays/SolsticeArticle.html
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Winter solstice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The winter solstice occurs at the instant when the Sun's position in the sky is at its greatest angular distance on the other side of the equatorial plane from the observer's hemisphere.<sup class="...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice
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Candlegrove's award-winning winter solstice site traces the ancient origins of holiday celebrations and traditions. Entering its second decade of holiday countdown. ... Winter solstice celebrations are also part of the cultural heritage of Pakistan and Tibet.
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www.candlegrove.com/solstice.html
www.candlegrove.com/solstice.html
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The Northern Hemisphere Winter Solstice, between December 20 and 23, is the time of year when the night is longest and the day shortest. What happened to the sun? ... Solstice Celebrations - Saturnalia...
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ancienthistory.about.com/od/winterholidays/p/WinterHoli...
ancienthistory.about.com/od/winterholidays/p/WinterHolidays.htm
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In Greece there were winter solstice celebrations, including ones honoring the sea god Poseidon. ... Winter Solstice Celebrations for Poseidon ... Winter solstice celebrations often include two activities related to the failing sun: producing light and enjoying the cover the darkness provides. Thus, it is common for winter...
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ancienthistory.about.com/od/sexualit1/a/GreekSolstice.h...
ancienthistory.about.com/od/sexualit1/a/GreekSolstice.htm
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At the Winter Solstice, we celebrate Children's Day to honour our children and to bring warmth, light and cheerfulness into the dark time of the ... Our celebration of Children's Day is inspired not only by the pagan celebrations of mid-winter but arises also out of the Japanese holidays of Boy's Day and Doll's Day,
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www.shambhala.org/arts/fest/unconquered.html
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