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In the recent Druidic tradition, Alban Arthan is a seasonal festival at the Winter solstice. The name derives from the writings of Iolo Morganwg, the 19th-century radical poet and forger. Not on the solstice, but six days after the first new moon, Pliny the elder claimed that druids would gather by the oldest mistletoe-clad oak. The Chief Druid ...
The Brumalia (Latin: Brumalia [bruːˈmaːlia]) were a winter solstice festival celebrated in the eastern part of the Roman Empire. [1] [2] In Rome there had been the minor holiday of Bruma on November 24, which turned into large scale end of the year festivities in Constantinople and Christianity. The festival included night-time feasting ...
Yaldā Night (Persian: شب یلدا, romanized: shab-e yaldâ or Chelle Night (also Chellah Night, Persian: شب چلّه, romanized: shab-e chelle) is an ancient festival in Iran, [1] Afghanistan, [2] Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan that is celebrated on the winter solstice. [3]
Part of Druidic traditions, the winter solstice is considered a time of death and rebirth. Newgrange, a prehistoric monument built in Ireland around 3200 BC, is associated with the Alban Arthan ...
The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, and is marked with traditions and celebrations around the world.
To ancient people, winter solstice was a chance for the so-called "Sun God" to rest. And the boughs of evergreens reminded them that all the green plants would grow again when the Sun God was strong.
Koliada, a Slavic winter festival; Lohri, a Punjabi winter solstice festival; Saturnalia, an ancient Roman winter festival in honour of the deity Saturn; Yaldā Night, an Iranian festival celebrated on the "longest and darkest night of the year". Nardoqan, the birth of the sun, is an ancient Turkic festival that celebrates the winter solstice.
The shortest day and longest night of the year inspire mystical celebrations, both old and new, in anticipation of the sun's return. The post 13 Fascinating Winter Solstice Traditions Around the ...