- Wikipedia: Winter Solstice
User-created overview of the shortest day and longest night of the year, featuring observances of the event in many different cultures.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice
- Winter Solstice Celebrations
Examines the origin of the Winter Solstice celebration with descriptions of related holidays and observances such as Christmas, Saturnalia, Yule, and the Long Night.
www.religioustolerance.org/winter_solstice.htm
- Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy: Winter Solstice
Offers a scientific explanation of the Winter Solstice, the first day of the winter season and shortest day of the year. Includes a QuickTime movie illustrating the tilt of the Earth's equatorial plane relative to the Sun, which is responsible for the seasons.
scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/WinterSolstice.html
- Candlegrove: Ancient Origins of the Holidays
Rediscovery of thousands of years worth of Winter Solstice traditions. The site explores the celebrations, folklore, and customs associated with the winter holidays of Solstice, Sacaea-Saturnalia, Yule, and Epiphany.
www.candlegrove.com
- Winter Solstice: The Unconquered Sun
www.shambhala.org/arts/fest/unconquered.html
- Winter Solstice Celebrations for Families and Households
Features a number of ceremonies and activities.
www.circlesanctuary.org/pholidays/SolsticePlanningGuide.html
- Yule Log, The
Discusses the tradition and custom of the Yule log throughout the centuries.
www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/noel/angl/buche.htm
- Sacred Plants of Winter Solstice
Features sybolic meanings for plants commonly used in Yule festivals.
www.circlesanctuary.org/pholidays/YulePlants.html
- Winter Solstice (Yule)
Marks the time of the year when the light returns as the sun shifts and starts to move northward again.
www.mindspring.com/~stardancer/winsols.htm
- Witches' Voice: Yule
Discusses the time of greatest darkness and the longest night of the year.
www.witchvox.com/holidays/xyule.html
- Saturnalia Practices of Nova Romans
Compilation of celebrations reported by Nova Romans.
www.novaroma.org/religio_romana/saturnalia.html
- Winter Solstice: Longest Night of the Year - Farmers' Almanac
Winter's solstice, also known as midwinter, is an astronomical, and also cultural event. In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice, the first day of winter, may fall anytime between December 20 and December 23.
www.farmersalmanac.com/astronomy/a/winter-solstice-longest-night-of-the-yea...
- Saturnalia Advent Calendar
Each calendar day reveals historic information about the ancient Roman winter holiday.
lonestar.texas.net/~robison/Sat_cal.html
- Cards by Maggie at Rootsweb: Winter Solstice
Online greeting cards in celebration of the Winter Solstice holiday.
postcards.rootsweb.com/ws.htm
- The Winter Solstice - FamilyEducation.com
Offers quizzes and cool facts about the first day of winter and ancient Winter Solstice traditions as well as offering winter holiday activities, cures for cabin fever, and tips for banishing cold-weather doldrums.
fun.familyeducation.com/holidays-and-celebrations/childrens-science-activit...
- About.com: Yule, the Sabbat of the Winter Solstice
Links and original articles featuring the lore, traditions, and rituals of the pagan winter celebration and observance.
paganwiccan.about.com/religion/paganwiccan/cs/yule/index.htm
- About.com: Saturnalia
Articles about and links to other sites dedicated to the ancient Roman festival Saturnalia.
ancienthistory.about.com/cs/saturnalia/index.htm?once=true&
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