The Hopi, a Native American tribe in the northern Arizona area, celebrate the winter solstice with dancing, purification and sometimes gift-giving. A sacred ritual known as the Soyal Ceremony marks the annual milestone. In Peru, people honor the return of the sun god on the winter solstice. ...
Once all candles are lit, a song, blessing or “Happy Solstice” can be offered in unison. ☼☼☼ >>>BELL RINGING CEREMONY<<< Love this group ceremony idea fromThe Circle Sanctuary: “This can take a simple form of the family ringing bells together at the moment of Solstice, or i...
With thefreezing wind roaring, the Winter Solstice comes in late December. Local feastand festive customs add a sense of ritual to the arrival of the key solar term,which heralds increasingly cold days period, often referred...
We don’t do everything on this list of winter solstice celebration ideas, and you shouldn’t have to either. Instead, use the ideas below to create a winter solstice ritual or celebration for you, your family, or your community in any way you like. Happy Solstice! You also might enjoy...
Like the Zuni, the Hopi in Northern Arizona celebrate the winter solstice with a similar ritual. In the Hopi solstice celebration of Soyal, the Sun Chief takes on the duties of the Zuni Pekwin, announcing the setting of the sun on the solstice. An all-night ceremony then begins, including...
There is also a night walk from La Paz to see the sunrise in Tiwanaku, where the solstice is observed. The event is also celebrated at archaeological sites around the country. President of Bolivia Luis Arce (left) stands next to a fire as part of a ritual to celebrate winter solstice ...
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with the shortest day and longest night year-round.After it,daytime will become increasingly longer and the coldest clime will invade all the places on the Northern part of the globe.We Chinese always call it "JinJiu",which means once Winter solstice comes,we will meet the coldest time ...
The Winter Solstice was traditionally celebrated by lighting fires, symbolic of the sun, whose powers would increase as the days grew longer. The midwinter tradition of lighting a Yule log, for example, was an ancient Celtic fire ritual performed at the time of the December solstice. To bring...
The Germans celebrated Candlemas Day, originally a Medieval Catholic holiday to mark the mid-point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. The holiday also has roots in Celtic-Gaelic and Pagan cultures, where it is celebrated as St. Brigid’s Day and ...