Midwinter Festival

[nailit]

Mixed emotions....
We all know that christ has nothing to do with Christmas,
(Its pagan to the core)

So happy Midwinter/ Solstice to all...
The sun rises again,,,,

[Mamyalynne]

On this winter solstice, may the light remind us of the sun which is soon yet to return. Wishing you and your loved ones a very beautiful and blessed winter solstice. May the warm rays of the sun soon bring spring back, wishing you a very happy Winter solstice.

[Buenchico]

Just at the moment, almost anything cheerful is worth celebrating!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-59742429

[pat2604]

Well I shall start celebrating when Christmas is over and the aconites and snowdrops peep through. I find the Christmas season very depressing. I think many do.

But I do wish you all happiness and joy and above all good health.during your celebrations whether you celebrate Christmas, the winter solstice or anything else.

[douglas9401]

The solstice was thought by ungrammatical ancient Yorkshiremen to be the missing link between the sun and frozen water, the errant apostrophe turning up centuries later in avocado's.

[fcc]

You did go to the Christmas Market last week though,not the midwinter/soltice market.

[naomi24]

What went before was pagan. Christ has everything to do with Christmas. Happy Christmas, nailit.

[pat2604]

I think Nailit means that Christmas was allocated to an existing pagan event, Naomi. A lot of Christmax traditions have come from pagan sources.

https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas

[naomi24]

I know what he means, lottie … but now it’s Christmas.

[pat2604]

I think I like the idea of Midwinter Solstice better Naomi ! ;0). The actual reason for Christmas isn't something I believe in. But I really like to think people will enjoy it, even if I don't. It's not my husband's Christmas - as he tells me every year!! But he's not religious either!!

[naomi24]

I don’t believe the story as told either, lottie.

[Spicerack]

It'll be the mead.

[naomi24]

Come on. I think nailit just feels pretty strongly about the rights and wrongs of religion. He always has.

[pastafreak]

15:08...and what makes you make that assumption?

Happy Solstice to all...a day or 2 late ;)

[fcc]

Well whatever you want to call it,in these hard times lets just enjoy
it.