Winter Solstice: Coming Soon to a Horizon Near You
What is a solstice? It’s the darkest part of winter. Yet paradoxically, it’s a time to celebrate warmth, and light, and life. A holiday for everyone, all welcome, no religion necessary. It’s just about the planet we all live on, tilting to and fro on its long journey around the sun. It’s when the days start getting longer. And the solstice is also a precise moment in time. It’s the tipping point between light and darkness, measured to the minute. It’s the instant at which you can see the sun directly over your head—if you happen to be vacationing in the Tropic of Capricorn. And where’s that,...
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