As a religious holiday, the winter solstice is also known as Yule, and celebration
of this day predates Christianity.
While Druids, Romans, and Norsemen all celebrated the sacred nature of the solstice centuries ago, many modern Pagans and Wiccans consider
this an important religious holiday.
A yule greeting to you all:
"The light is reborn this winter solstice, may your heart lift with the joy of new beginnings and nature's blessings."
Modern Stonehenge image.
Modern image of Avebury, the 2nd most famous stone circle in England.
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Winter solstice 2022 in Northern Hemisphere is at 4:47 PM on Wednesday, 21 December, Eastern Time.
Many ancient henge sites are mysteriously aligned with the sun on the winter solstice, such as Stonehenge, UK and Newgrange, Ireland.
Happy Winter Solstice!
ReplyDeletePurrs, Julie
Oh...I like the druid kitty ;)
DeleteI like the one made of butter better...
ReplyDeleteWonderful history lesson.
ReplyDeleteHappy Yule.
Have a fabulous day and rest of the week. Scritches to the kitties. ♥
We love the mysteries of Stone Henge and the Druid kitty💗Happy Jule to all of you🐾😽🎄
ReplyDeleteI prefer Avebury because the last time I was there you could still wander amongst the stones. I remember being able to do that at Stonehenge many years ago.
ReplyDeleteYour posts are very encyclopedic, but there's that extra-added joy of kitties in the mix. Bravo! Happy Winter Solstice.
ReplyDeleteThat was terrific, I always like seeing Stonehenge!
ReplyDeleteAwww....cute kitty.
ReplyDeleteHappy Yule!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this!!!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a mighty warrior! :D Thanks for all the images.
ReplyDeleteWe LOVE Yule. Your photos today ROCK!
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