Long article by B.A. Robinson includes a section on December celebrations by various faiths - ancient and modern and includes references.
www.religioustolerance.org/winter_solstice.htm
Winter Solstice ...
scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/WinterSolstice.html
Winter Solstice: The Unconquered Sun 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 year. Holidays such as this have their origin as holy days . They are the way human beings mark the sacred times in the yearly cycle of life. In the northern latitudes, midwinter's day has been an important time for ...
www.shambhala.org/arts/fest/unconquered.html
An annotated & illustrated collection of worldwide links to mythologies, fairy tales & folklore, sacred arts & sacred traditions by Kathleen Jenks, Ph.D.
www.mythinglinks.org/wintersolstice~2000.html
Saturnalia or Brumalia A Winter Solstice Ritual Apollonius Sophistes (c) 1996 Preface I. Equipment & Supplies II. Preparation III. Location IV. Timing V. Ritual Preface This ritual compresses the Consualia (for Consus, God of the Storage Bin), the Saturnalia (for Saturn, God of Sowing), and the Opalia (for Ops, Goddess of Plenty) into a single festival, a Brumalia, or Winter Solstice (Bruma) ...
www.cs.utk.edu/~mclennan/BA/Saturnalia.html
Winter Solstice Celebrations for Families and Households by Selena Fox This article was first published in 1993; from a work in progress. Focus of Celebration: consider first your purpose(s) for the celebration, such as: Strengthen family bonding with each other Expand upon existing patterns of family celebrations Attune family to Nature's cycles Attune family to its membership in the community ...
www.circlesanctuary.org/pholidays/SolsticePlanningGuide.html
Sacred Plants of Winter Solstice by Selena Fox This was first published for a workshop at the 1994 Circle Sanctuary Community Yule Festival Evergreens symbolizing: Continuity of Life, Protection, Prosperity types: Pine, Fir, Cedar, Juniper, other evergreens forms: boughs, wreaths, garlands, trees divinities: Green Goddesses & Gods; Hertha; Cybele, Attis, Dionysius (Pine); Woodland Spirits ...
www.circlesanctuary.org/pholidays/YulePlants.html
The Witches' Voice offers the latest (updated daily) in news and networking for the Modern Witch, Wiccan and Pagan Community.
www.witchvox.com/holidays/yule.html
Winter Solstice Ceremony.
create.org/elchai/herbcer1.htm
Winter Solstice (Yule), Dec. 20 - 23 Winter Solstice marks the time of the year when the light returns as the sun shifts and starts to move northward again. In Europe, the tradition of the yule log is celebrated on Winter Solstice. A special log is brought in and placed on the hearth where it glows for the twelve nights of the holiday season. After that, it is kept in the house all year to ...
www.mindspring.com/~stardancer/winsols.htm
Saturnalia Practices of Nova Romans Saturnalia falls at the time when non-Romans are celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Solstice and/or Kwanzaa. In Nova Roma, individual Citizens have chosen different approaches to the challenge of celebrating in the spirit of Rome without cutting themselves off from the culture in which they live. This page is a compilation of Saturnalia celebrations reported by ...
www.novaroma.org/religio_romana/saturnalia.html
CARDS BY MAGGIE INDEX HOLIDAYS OCCASIONS MISCELLANEOUS HOLIDAY WEBSITE SHOPS WEB SITES MAIL LISTS EMAIL IDEAS OR COMMENTS STEP #1: PICK A PICTURE Please select a picture from the list below using the little Radio Button selector. You may only pick one picture per card. If you want to see a full size image of a picture, just click on it. You might want to do that before filling in any information ...
postcards.rootsweb.com/ws.htm
