#wintersolstice — Public Fediverse posts

"UNDER PRESSURE." Victorian illustration for a short story I wrote. Watercolor, 2021. #art #arting #artist #artists #artisticlicense #makingart #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #youngpeople #youngfriends #friends #friendship #holiday #holidays #christmas #hanukkah #newyearsever #newyear2021 #streamers #snow #snowfall #winter #wintersolstice #solstice #pennsylvania #pennsylvaniawinter #virtual #virtualparty #virtualparties

"UNDER PRESSURE." Victorian illustration for a short story I wrote. Watercolor, 2021. #art #arting #artist #artists #artisticlicense #makingart #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #youngpeople #youngfriends #friends #friendship #holiday #holidays #christmas #hanukkah #newyearsever #newyear2021 #streamers #snow #snowfall #winter #wintersolstice #solstice #pennsylvania #pennsylvaniawinter #virtual #virtualparty #virtualparties

"UNDER PRESSURE." Victorian illustration for a short story I wrote. Watercolor, 2021. #art #arting #artist #artists #artisticlicense #makingart #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #youngpeople #youngfriends #friends #friendship #holiday #holidays #christmas #hanukkah #newyearsever #newyear2021 #streamers #snow #snowfall #winter #wintersolstice #solstice #pennsylvania #pennsylvaniawinter #virtual #virtualparty #virtualparties

"UNDER PRESSURE." Victorian illustration for a short story I wrote. Watercolor, 2021. #art #arting #artist #artists #artisticlicense #makingart #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #youngpeople #youngfriends #friends #friendship #holiday #holidays #christmas #hanukkah #newyearsever #newyear2021 #streamers #snow #snowfall #winter #wintersolstice #solstice #pennsylvania #pennsylvaniawinter #virtual #virtualparty #virtualparties

"UNDER PRESSURE." Victorian illustration for a short story I wrote. Watercolor, 2021. #art #arting #artist #artists #artisticlicense #makingart #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #youngpeople #youngfriends #friends #friendship #holiday #holidays #christmas #hanukkah #newyearsever #newyear2021 #streamers #snow #snowfall #winter #wintersolstice #solstice #pennsylvania #pennsylvaniawinter #virtual #virtualparty #virtualparties

Enjoying a winter hike near Penn State with college friend, Parri. 1973. #hiking #hike #hiker #hikers #walking #walks #trail #trails #winter #wintersolstice #friend #friends #friendship #college #collegedays #pennstate #maleprivilege #machoentitlement #straightmaleprivilege #bigotry #blm #blacklivesmatter #civilrights #equalrights #equality #vintage #twentiethcentury #1970s #1970sfashion #1970sfashions #woods #woodland #woodlands #forest #forests

Enjoying a winter hike near Penn State with college friend, Parri. 1973. #hiking #hike #hiker #hikers #walking #walks #trail #trails #winter #wintersolstice #friend #friends #friendship #college #collegedays #pennstate #maleprivilege #machoentitlement #straightmaleprivilege #bigotry #blm #blacklivesmatter #civilrights #equalrights #equality #vintage #twentiethcentury #1970s #1970sfashion #1970sfashions #woods #woodland #woodlands #forest #forests

Enjoying a winter hike near Penn State with college friend, Parri. 1973. #hiking #hike #hiker #hikers #walking #walks #trail #trails #winter #wintersolstice #friend #friends #friendship #college #collegedays #pennstate #maleprivilege #machoentitlement #straightmaleprivilege #bigotry #blm #blacklivesmatter #civilrights #equalrights #equality #vintage #twentiethcentury #1970s #1970sfashion #1970sfashions #woods #woodland #woodlands #forest #forests

Enjoying a winter hike near Penn State with college friend, Parri. 1973. #hiking #hike #hiker #hikers #walking #walks #trail #trails #winter #wintersolstice #friend #friends #friendship #college #collegedays #pennstate #maleprivilege #machoentitlement #straightmaleprivilege #bigotry #blm #blacklivesmatter #civilrights #equalrights #equality #vintage #twentiethcentury #1970s #1970sfashion #1970sfashions #woods #woodland #woodlands #forest #forests

Enjoying a winter hike near Penn State with college friend, Parri. 1973. #hiking #hike #hiker #hikers #walking #walks #trail #trails #winter #wintersolstice #friend #friends #friendship #college #collegedays #pennstate #maleprivilege #machoentitlement #straightmaleprivilege #bigotry #blm #blacklivesmatter #civilrights #equalrights #equality #vintage #twentiethcentury #1970s #1970sfashion #1970sfashions #woods #woodland #woodlands #forest #forests

One of the oldest known “windows”

Light opening (center of image) above the entrance to the passage at Newgrange.
For a few days around the winter solstice, a ray of light shines through this opening into the chamber at the end of the passage at sunrise.

May 2014

#Newgrange #PassageTomb #Boyne #SiAnBhru #CountyMeath #Ireland #Neolithic #Neolithicperiod #wintersolstice #sunrise #solstice #Irland #Neolithikum #Jungsteinzeit #passage #Wintersonnenwende #Sonnenaufgang #FensterFreitag

Everyone in the Valley of the Dolls is having a wonderful holiday season--no matter which holiday they choose to celebrate. #christmas #xmas #holiday #holidays #newyearseve #hanukkah #stluciaday #boxingday #zunisoyal #solstice #wintersolstice #festivus #christmastree #party

Our Christmas Trees. #christmas #solstice #wintersolstice #hanukkah #kwanzaa #stluciaday #boxingday #xmas #christmastree #christmastrees #holiday #holidays #winterholiday #axialtilt #seasons #changeofseasons #differentseasons

Christmas Eve Festivities in the Valley of the Dolls. #doll #dolls #barbie #barbies #midge #aquaman #scooter #houyhnhnm #houyhnhnms #christmas #christmaseve #christmastree #hanukkah #kwanzaa #wintersolstice #solstice #axialtilt #winter #coldweather #snowfall #frigid #freezing

Today is the 4th Sunday in #Advent.
The last night of #Chanukah.
And the #WinterSolstice.

How lovely to have so many ways at once to acknowledge light, miracles, and hope.

Today was the #WinterSolstice in the #NothernHemisphere and so tonight will be the longest night of the year. The #Sun actually reached its southern-most pass in the #sky a little under six hours ago. So, #Winter has started.

Of course, if you’re in the #SouthernHemispere, replace “winter” with “summer”, “northern” with “southern”, and “night” with “day”.

#Solstice #December #DecemberSolstice

The Winter Solstice 2025

Just a quick note to point out that the Winter Solstice in the Northern hemisphere happens today, Sunday 21st December 2025, at 15.03 UT (GMT).

In Dublin, sunrise yesterday (20th December) was at 8.37 am and sunset at 4.07 pm, while today the sunrise was at 8.38 am and sunset at 4.08 pm. Both sunrise and sunset happen later tomorrow than today, so the Solstice marks neither the latest sunrise nor the earliest sunset. We have to wait until January for the latest sunrise (8.40am) and the earliest sunset (4.06pm) actually happened over a week ago. The interval between the two events will, however, be about 2 seconds longer tomorrow than today; and yesterday the gap was about 4 seconds longer than today. Taking a day to be the interval between sunrise and sunset, today is the shortest.

For a full explanation of this, see this older Winter Solstice post.

#DecemberSolstice #EarliestSunset #LatestSunrise #SolarNoon #WinterSolstice

May you all shine your light on this the darkest of days. Wishing you all a happy and peaceful #WinterSolstice. Photo: Buddha at Muang On Caves, Thailand by Sheer Zed.

https://books.innertraditions.com/thai-tattoo-magick/

#buddhism #cave #meditation #meditationpractice #spirituality

💫 Star of Wonder 💫

The Roches Live at the Bottom Line December 22, 1990

Happy Solstice

#starofwonder #theroches #therochesisters #lchristmasmusic #solstice #christmastime #thebottomline #xmas #wintersolstice #happysolstice #returnofthelight #terreroche #suzzyroche #maggieroche #musicclip #wethreekings #christmassongs #folkmusic #accapella #vocals #music #musicworld

Celebrating the Winter Solstice on Fifth Street. #home #homedecor #wintersolstice #christmas #xmas #hanukkah #kwanzaa #stluciaday #boxingday #christmastree #christmastrees #lights #holidaylights #decorating #homedecorating #holidaydecorating #decor #redandgreen

Celebrating the Winter Solstice on Fifth Street. #home #homedecor #wintersolstice #christmas #xmas #hanukkah #kwanzaa #stluciaday #boxingday #christmastree #christmastrees #lights #holidaylights #decorating #homedecorating #holidaydecorating #decor #redandgreen

Happy #WinterSolstice

A pinkish winter sun on the Palisades near Calistoga.

#NapaCounty #NapaValley #Calistoga #Califorina

🌲Yule 🎄Winter Solstice ❄️☀️ Saturnalia 🎉

Both Yule and the Winter Solstice share the same day making it an extra magical year.
❄️⛄️☀️
Best wishes from my family to yours.
#WheeloftheYear #WOTY #Yule #WinterSolstice #paganism #pagan #Wicca #witchcraft

"Shona Yule"

#winter #winterwonderland #snow #snowday #snowfall #yule #yuletide #white #dark #longestnight #shortestday #shortestdayoftheyear #solstice #wintersolstice #happyyule #cloudy #cloudyday #cloudysky #early #morning #morningvibes #fields #countryside #nature #landscapephotography #quiet #ireland #seasons #seasonspoetry #weather #landscape #shotoniphone

A blessed Winter Solstice to my fellow Heathens!

🌄 #WinterSolstice #Yule #HappyYule

The Winter Solstice 2024

Just a quick note to point out that the Winter Solstice in the Northern hemisphere happens tomorrow, Saturday 21st December 2024, at 9.21 UT (GMT). I am posting this in advance as I am planning to have a line-in tomorrow morning.

In Dublin, sunrise today (20th December) was at 8.37 am and sunset at 4.07 pm, while tomorrow the sunrise is at 8.38 am and sunset at 4.08 pm. Notice that both sunrise and sunset happen later tomorrow than today, so the Solstice marks neither the latest sunrise nor the earliest sunset: the interval between the two events will, however, be about 2 seconds shorter tomorrow than today. For a full explanation of this, see this older Winter Solstice post.

Anyway, today is has been the last day of teaching at Maynooth University. I did my final lecture of 2024 this morning and attended project presentations this afternoon. Campus has been very quiet all day, most people having already departed for the break. That makes me feel less guilty about going home earlier than usual at 4.15pm. Now it’s time power down everything in my office for the break and head home via the shops!

#EarliestSunset #LatestSunrise #SolarNoon #WinterSolstice

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Noctem Celebrate Winter Solstice with “The Pale Moon Rite” Video
The sun's so far away....

https://www.metalsucks.net/2023/12/22/noctem-celebrate-winter-solstice-with-the-pale-moon-rite-video/

#Noctem
#ThePaleMoonRite
#WinterSolstice
#Celebrate
#MetalMusic
#MusicVideo

For the rest of the week, we're sharing winter holiday books from the QueeRomance Ink site!

See all of our winter holiday stories here:

Hanukkah: https://bit.ly/3FQAMhl
Kwanzaa: https://bit.ly/3HSZ7pt
Solstice: https://bit.ly/3joYcmE
Xmas: https://bit.ly/3vczEQw

#bookstodon #winterholidays #books #christmas #xmas #hanukkah #chanukkah #solstice #wintersolstice #kwanzaa #books #bookstoread #holidaybooks #gayromance #mmromance

#WinterSolstice The real reason for the season! #AxialTilt

Heya, my #trans siblings. Today's question is brought to you by the festival of lights:

What winter holiday traditions do you happen to follow?

#QuestionOfTheDay #hannukah #christmas #kwanzaa #wintersolstice #saturnalia #stlucysday

<i> Joy To The World! Seasonal greetings from all of us at Auger to all of you! <i>

#Auger #JOY #joydivision #joydivisionforever! #HolidaysAreComing #Yule #Yuletide #Weihnachten #Krampus #WinterSolstice #xmas #XMAS2022 #Christmas #saintnicholas #FestivalOfLights <i>

Day 10 of my #SolsticeCountdown and 11 sleeps to the #WinterSolstice We haven’t got to this stage yet (pic is hoar frost on Hartside Pass) but it’s quite nippy here - a longish run of freezing or below and more to come 🥶 In other news I have discovered that there is a #TelegraphPoleAppreciationSociety !