Solstice

Winter Solstice 2011: Pagan Celebrations Mark The Return Of The Sun (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Jahnabi Barooah | Posted 12.21.2011

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In 2011, the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere will occur on Dec. 22, 2011 at 12:30 a.m. EST. In North America, time zones that are west of...

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Paul Winter on The 32nd Annual Winter Solstice Concert

Joseph Vella | Posted 02.11.2012

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Joseph Vella

This annual celebration is one of the most popular events in New York City during the holiday season. In my interview with Paul Winter, he tells us about what he has in store for this year's performance.

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Posted 12.08.2011

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We all know about the stress and comercialism of the holidays whether that is Christmas, Hanukkah or any other of the many Holy Days observed during D...

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We Are Still Ruled By The Sun

Donna Henes | Posted 09.07.2011

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Donna Henes

Since it determines both the cycle of the day and the circle of the seasonal year, the sun provides the structure of our existence, the framework within which our world revolves. As such, it seems to suggest all celestial and earthly order.

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A History Of The Female Sun

Donna Henes | Posted 08.26.2011

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Donna Henes

In archaic times, people perceived the sun, in its shining prime and glory, the giver of heat and light and life, to be the effulgent force of the female.

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5,000 Years Of Celebrating The Sun (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.21.2011

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From the festival of madness to the festival of love, from harvest celebrations to a day of religious observance, the summer solstice has worn many ha...

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Happy Summer Solstice!

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.21.2011

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Today, June 21, is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, which means it's the longest day of the year in 2011. The summer solstice occurs...

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Right Now Is 2012, The Year We've Been Waiting For

John Selby | Posted 11.17.2011

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John Selby

I'm hitting 65 and feeling like this is the second, more mature round of awakening that hit us in 1968 or thereabouts -- it's a whole new world opening up, for all of us. And why?

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It's Always Darkest ...

Paula Gordon | Posted 11.17.2011

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Paula Gordon

A solstice twinned with a lunar eclipse is a powerful reminder of the need for hope when times, and seasons, are dark. Add blizzards to keep it inter...

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The Agenda: Indie Rock Holiday Concerts And Christmas TV Specials

Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

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Attend Buzzbands.la's holiday party at The Echo to hear local indie bands Lonely Trees and John Carpenter (among others). It's all for a good cause--p...

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10 Art Scenes From a French Quarter Solstice (PHOTOS)

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

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" target="_hplink">2010-12-21-Screenshot20101221at9.08.52AM.pngIt was a perfect night for a pre-eclipse French Quarter stroll, so here are photos of some scenes along Royal Street.

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Happy Solstice! -- Or is it?

Bron Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bron Taylor

Efforts to suppress nature-based beliefs and practices have been tremendously successful. Those who believe that there are spiritual beings or forces in nature have been denigrated as primitive and superstitious.

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Drama in the Sky Above on December 21

Gareth Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gareth Harris

We will be treated to a dance in the sky that will not repeat for hundreds of years on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. This will be a lunar eclipse at the same time as the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere.

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Happy Labor Day

Will Durst | Posted 05.25.2011

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Will Durst

Poor Labor Day. Gets no respect. It's the Rodney Dangerfield of celebrations. The runt of the holiday litter.

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Celebrating the Solstice: Fiery Fetes of Summer

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

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Donna Henes

This summer let us honor our debt to the sun by making friends with it once again. We can collect this cosmic resource and utilize it as fuel to power our lives.

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The Spiritual Meaning of the Summer Solstice

Grove Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Grove Harris

Honoring the solstice can remind us just how precious each day and season is, because the truth of its passing away is also acknowledged.

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Pagans To Pray For Earth's Healing From Oil Spill

Religion News Service | By Nicole Neroulias | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Nicole Neroulias Religion News Service (RNS) Bonfires, drum circles, dancing, candlelit meditation and other ceremonial rituals help usher in the ...

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Groundhog Day: Halfway Through Winter

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

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Donna Henes

February second is the exact halfway point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. It is the winter midpoint or cross-quarter day. The duskiest, coldest season is now officially half over!

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Solstice Is The Reason For The Season!

Valerie Tarico | Posted 11.17.2011

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Valerie Tarico

the darkness of this season forces us to look into ourselves and our relationships for beauty and delight. Summer's pleasures can make us lazy.

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An Ode to Summertime

Vivian Norris | Posted 11.17.2011

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Vivian Norris

When is the last time you really noticed the breeze on your skin, or looked at your child's face and noticed that he or she is changing, growing up...this won't last forever, so enjoy it now!

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The Solstice and the Stable

Reverend Billy | Posted 11.17.2011

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Reverend Billy

Christmas is the celebration of a birth--and so it celebrates a death, too. The heat and the light increase in each 24-hour period, and this day in wh...

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Is it OK to Celebrate Christmas, Even If You're Not a Christian?

Valerie Tarico | Posted 11.17.2011

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Valerie Tarico

What my friend Hannah is appalled by when it comes to Christianity isn't the broad range of kind, thoughtful people in her community, but rather the theologies that drive the Evangelicals.

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Get in Shape for 108! 108 Sun Salutations, that is...

Lauren Cahn | Posted 11.17.2011

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Lauren Cahn

In some yoga circles, it is traditional to perform 108 "Sun Salutations" upon the change of seasons. This is most often done in large groups, and often as an "offering" of peace or unity.

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