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(usually) December 21
Creation! Before the light of creation dazzled chaos, Love was created — that set creation on fire… – Hafez On the longest night of the year Iranians around the world celebrate Yalda. It means “rebirth”, referring to the rebirth of the sun. Today is also the first day of the month of Dey. The history of this celebration goes back almost to the dawn of civilization itself, when …Read more 
December 21 All the Feasts of Heathendom… “Among all feasts of heathendom, Yule-festival is most important, it being the anticipation of the celebration of winter solstice.” –Karl Weinhold, Christmas Games and Songs from Southern Germany and Silesia And of all the annual celebrations on earth there is none older and more universal than the celebration of the Winter Solstice. Many of the world’s oldest monuments, which for years baffled anthropologists and archeologists, are now believed …Read more 
December 13 You know you’ve been in Sweden too long when seeing a young woman with lit candles stuck to her head no longer disturbs you. — You Know You’ve Been In Sweden Too Long When… In Sweden and in Swedish communities in North America, thousands of girls will don the traditional white dress and red sash to take part in Lucia Day. Atop the heads of many girls will burn candles in a …Read more |
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