Spruce up your Yule altar for the Winter Solstice. Cleanse the area by burning frankincense incense. Since it is a time of celebration, silver and gold candles are ideal. Set your goals for the ...

In the Northern Hemisphere, the December solstice is the year’s day ... My grandmother sometimes held her first ceremony of the winter at this powerful time. We have winter dance ceremonies ...

Transforming your garden space for a winter solstice ceremony allows you to create a sacred and enchanting environment that honors this celestial event. As an enthusiastic gardener, I'm excited to ...

It, therefore, recognized 21 June as the International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice ... and December 21 (commonly known as "Winter Solstice" for being the first day of winter and ...

The word equinox comes from two Latin words meaning equal and night. That’s because on the equinox, day and night last almost ...

In 2023, the winter solstice takes place on Friday 22 December. The solstice is a cause for celebration in some places and cultures, as BBC Bitesize found out. Soyal is the winter solstice ...

The Incas of South America celebrated the corresponding winter solstice with a ceremony called Inti Raymi, which included food offerings and sacrifices of animals, and maybe even people.

and the sunset on the winter solstice, and to take part in the same kind of rituals and traditions that may have happened at the site for thousands of years. Around the summer solstice ...

As the Northern Hemisphere welcomes spring today, the Southern Hemisphere is marked with the first day of autumn.

On the winter solstice, visitors traditionally enter the towering, mysterious stone circle for a sunrise ceremony run by local pagan and druid groups. Winter solstice marks the shortest day of ...