By Cyn C. (Cyn-Sama)

I’m a happy little pagan, Unitarian Universalist.  For me, some of the most important days of the years are the solstices.  The Winter solstice symbolizes that light and warmth will come again, to illuminate the world, and bring days of warmth and bounty.

In the pagan tradition, Winter solstice is the night that the God is born, to grow up during the spring, marry, and then die in the autumn, (at Samhain), to be born again at the Winter solstice.

I celebrate the solstice by attempting to stay awake all through the long night, and sitting and reflecting by the light of one candle.  As the sun starts to rise, I will use that one, lonely little candle, to light other candles throughout my house, to symbolize the warmth and light that will be returning.

Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll be able to stay up all night to celebrate, as work kind of frowns on me being a zombie the next day from lack of sleep, but in my heart, I’ll be waiting through the snow of winter for green things to start growing again, and find comfort in the changing of the seasons.

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