'scuse my ignorance, but is today a significant date in the Pagan calender? If so, what's the traditional way to celebrate? (err..corkscrew and bottle opener are within reach...cough)
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Pagan midwinter stuff?
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Posted 2 years ago #
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we usually go outside and drink something alcoholic that was made at the summer solstice. (this evening, we've settled for sloe gin (autumn equinox) in the absence of anything stronger)
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Hmm..sounds good.
My wife has mentioned something about 'Yule' being some non-Christian midwinter thing. Anyway, sounds like the perfect opportunity for having a schnifter.
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Booze, burning things, carnal fun. (Provided the missus isn't done in from a 5 hour trip to Asda with her mam.)
(Ronald Hutton's Stations of the Sun has a very good section on the histories and stories of midwinter/New Year festivities)
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Cheers HeathenWoods, think I'll treat myself to that book - it's just the sort of thing I was after.
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The great news of course is longer daylight
(No comments of not noticing till Jan 4th or there about)
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I'm going out for a really early Winter Solstice ride tomorrow. And probably wine tonight.
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I've acknowledged Meán Geimhridh by lighting my fire with logs cut in autumn and drinking 3 bottles of Abbott Ale
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Brrr
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Christmas was originally a pagan mid winter festival that was hijacked by the christians - shame they didn't leave it as it was.
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I celebrated yesterday by watching the sunrise & dawn at Avebury.
Terry the Druid & about 80 other people were there.
The snow made it utterly magical.
Shame about the roadsPosted 2 years ago # -
Christmas is just Saturnalia. Nothing to do with some work shy hippy getting nailed to anything.
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