Most cultures do something to commemorate the shortest daylight of the year. The Romans
celebrated
Saturnalia. At Stonehenge in England people gather to see the sun rise over the stones.
The Hopi tribe celebrates Soyal. There is
Dongzhi
in China, and
Yalda
in Iran. Closer to home, at
Cahokia Mounds there was a discussion about the day on
December 17th, but no ceremony (out of
respect for Native American cultures).
Hubby Tony and I usually don't make a big deal out of the day, but since this year his broken ankle has kept us around the house more than usual we decided to have dinner by candlelight. I arranged some battery operated candles on a tray and dimmed the lights.
From the table we could see the Christmas tree lights and a dimmed can light over the fireplace mantel. Our dinner music was a Winter Solstice playlist on the computer. It included many lovely songs, including this new-to-me one:
Five years ago: Cooking By The Seat Of My Pants
Nice!
ReplyDeleteHow nice, love the candles too -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteNot the Aqualung Jethro Tull I remember. 😊
ReplyDeleteMe neither, but from the first notes of the song I knew who it was. Not many rock bands with a flute.
DeleteRomantic.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Good idea! The candle arrangement looks nice!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I enjoy using flameless candles; no worries about open fire or spilling was.
DeleteWe are enjoying fake candles this year. I love the lights. There are good reasons that many people celebrated lights in the past.
ReplyDeleteNever heard that song, but this brought back a fun memory of having seen Tull at an outdoor summer concert. For some reason security pulled me out of the crowd and brought me up to the edge of the stage, where the band was just inches in front of me. Fun experience, fun memory.
ReplyDeleteHow fun!
DeleteGlad you and the hubby had a lovely evening. Merry Christmas!!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you and your family too!
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