Winter Solstice - Yule
Monday, December 21, 2015 at 11:49 p.m.,
E.T.
The
Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year. It was believed the Sun stood still in the
sky...
…then, the next day, he
continued on his way, and the days began
to lengthen!
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Abstract #15
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"Here
comes the sun!
"Here comes the sun!
And
I say, it's all right.”
George Harrison
The
word Solstice evolved to Middle
English, from Old French from Latin solstitium,
from Latin (combination of sol, the sun, and stitium, to stand still.)
The
word Yule - [Old English geōla, originally a name of a
pagan feast lasting 12 days; related to Old Norse jōl, Swedish jul, Gothic jiuleis]
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