Happy Winter Solstice
The first day of winter has arrived
The winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight via the whole year. So this also makes it the “shortest day” of the year. Thankfully, after we reach the winter solstice, the days begin to grow longer and longer once again until we reach the summer solstice—the first day of summer and the longest day of the year.
Although the winter solstice means the start of winter, it also means the return of more sunlight. It only gets brighter from here!
The word solstice comes from Latin sol “sun” and sistere “to stand still.” So, loosely translated, it means “sun stand still.”
The solstice has been celebrated through much folklore since ancient times by many cultures around our planet.
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
Poem by Robert Frost
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Source: Ancient Origins
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