Green Options » winter solstice http://greenoptions.com/tag/winter-solstice Posts tagged 'winter solstice' Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:26:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en A Holiday Observance for Everyone http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/18/a-holiday-observance-for-everyone/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/18/a-holiday-observance-for-everyone/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:26:02 +0000 Lee Welles http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/18/a-holiday-observance-for-everyone/ NewgrangeThe big day ‘o gifts is fast approaching and every child I know is bouncing off the walls!  (Of course in kid-world, time is dragging painfully slow!) If you are interested in creating a more sustainable future consider an annual observance of the winter solstice. This is a great opportunity to connect our children to the endless rhythms of nature.

For most of us, the winter solstice will be Dec. 22nd. There are so many ways to approach this pivotal moment in earth’s year: astronomically, historically, agriculturally, religiously/comparative religiously, anthropologically. For example, hundreds of years before Stonehenge, there was Newgrange – a massive structure in Ireland that captures the beam of the rising sun on the winter solstice. And this year, for the first time, you can view this event live via webcast!

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