Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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banana who
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Date: December 21, 2011 08:08PM I am going to a meditation tonight at a temple
(Hey! Maybe for some in the other hemisphere it's the SUMMER solstice?! In any case, happyhappyjoyjoy) Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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Anonymous User
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Date: December 21, 2011 08:58PM Happy Happy! Return of the sun! Yay! Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
Posted by:
banana who
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Date: December 21, 2011 09:15PM I am looking forward to more and more Sun! Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
Posted by:
brome
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Date: December 21, 2011 09:52PM Sun, sun, sun, here it comes!
Feasting all night around the bonfire, waiting the rising of the sun. Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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Anonymous User
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Date: December 21, 2011 10:41PM Cute little video about all the celebrations that happen right about now...
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vermontnl
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Date: December 21, 2011 10:54PM YES! First, a time to reflect on the dark things in our lives, and know that the cycle comes around, and the light comes again!!! Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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cy
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Date: December 22, 2011 03:30AM Happy celebration of the light !!! Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
Posted by:
Tamukha
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Date: December 22, 2011 02:05PM Happy Solstice right back at everyone! It's tentatively sunny here this morning--the Sun seems to know Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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eaglefly
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Date: December 22, 2011 02:57PM Yay,days are getting longer already!
Hoping for no snow,and spring right around the corner. vinny Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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rawalice
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Date: December 23, 2011 03:59AM Happy winter. Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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rawalice
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Date: December 25, 2011 12:23PM I personally honor the new and full moon. Not into the kraft. Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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banana who
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Date: December 26, 2011 07:00PM rawalice Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I personally honor the new and full moon. Not into > the kraft. "Kraft?" Not into mac-n-cheeze? No seriously, how is honoring the New/Full Moon any less Pagan? I am not a practioner of it myself but it is still the solstice, whether you honor it or not! Shortest day, yada yada... Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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rawalice
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Date: December 26, 2011 09:38PM i don't know, having fun brand whoring? I personally look for quality. Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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banana who
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Date: December 27, 2011 06:14PM rawalice Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > i don't know, having fun brand whoring? I > personally look for quality. Okay, dear. I don't think you really are trying to communicate here so I wish you a belated Happy Boxing Day! Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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rawalice
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Date: December 28, 2011 08:41AM I remember Boxing Day in Jamaica. Lots of people got to go to what beach was left open to the public. Honestly, those guys and women prolly woulda liked to have worked instead. What does Boxing day stand for? I forget. Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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Anonymous User
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Date: December 28, 2011 01:16PM The day after Xmas stores "box up" everything that hasn't sold. Of course they'd like to box up and store less so sales are very good to encourage people to take it all off their hands. Everywhere in the world that celebrates Christmas has a "boxing" day, whether they call it that or not. We just happen to use the clever title . Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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Tamukha
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Date: December 28, 2011 04:34PM It's also the day one traditionally boxes up leftovers from Christmas Day and takes them to one's outer relatives one hasn't seen yet. It's a "visiting" day for Christmas. Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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Jgunn
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Date: December 28, 2011 04:52PM its original intention from what I understand in merry ol' england was that you boxed up the things you didnt want anymore and leftover foods ..and left them out for the poor to collect and get new things
it was like the orginal freecycle lol ... ...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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rawalice
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Date: December 28, 2011 05:11PM I was thinking of collecting yard sale books to leave out too. Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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banana who
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Date: December 28, 2011 05:57PM I used to think Boxing Day had to do with BOXING the sport! I never think of boxing as a verb. Usually we say "wrapping things up," not boxing. But from the description, it sounds like it's morphed into yet another commercial excuse? Sweetness Day is the worst. Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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Anonymous User
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Date: December 28, 2011 06:38PM We don't have that in Canada so when a BF from across the river brought me a present on "Sweetest Day" he had to tell me what it was for and then explain it to me, lol. I really didn't get it, I was like "Like Valentine's Day but in October?" Ha. Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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banana who
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Date: December 28, 2011 08:08PM Ugh, I meant SWEETEST Day. Amazing that people do it, given that we ALREADY HAVE Valentine's but I suppose I wouldn't mind someone giving me a gift Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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Anonymous User
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Date: December 28, 2011 08:23PM I thought it was weird. I don't really like those obligatory gift giving holidays so much as spontaneous "hey, I saw this and thought you'd like it" occasions. That might be because I'm so anti-stuff collecting though, when I get a gift I feel like I've been burdened with the responsibility for a thing. Someone told me recently that I shouldn't try to curtail the spirit of giving in others by telling them not to give me things . I couldn't agree with that though, I'd rather think of it as redirecting their giving spirit by asking them to make a charitable donation instead of spending money at a store for some random thing I don't want or need. I really, really have enough stuff in my life. Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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Tamukha
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Date: December 28, 2011 08:38PM Yeah, "Secretary's Day," originally the day the boss would benevolently refrain from pinching the secretary's bum, I guess Secretaries, ahem, Administrative Assistants, should be respected every day, and the singling out of them for a card holiday cheapens the profession, and any other made-up card holiday object, IMO. Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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vermontnl
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Date: December 29, 2011 05:31PM I agree with Tamukha. And as far as I am concerned, every day is Christmas! But the winter solstice comes once a year and so does the summer sun standing still and all of the in between times, once each year on one side and the other. Every moment is to be honored, in Love and Gratefulness. Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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rawalice
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Date: December 30, 2011 02:24AM rawalice Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I was thinking of collecting yard sale books to > leave out too. children's books Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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rawalice
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Date: December 30, 2011 02:26AM rawalice Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I remember Boxing Day in Jamaica. Lots of people > got to go to what beach was left open to the > public. Honestly, those guys and women prolly > woulda liked to have worked instead. What does > Boxing day stand for? I forget. (the postal workers i meant) Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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rawalice
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Date: December 30, 2011 02:29AM December 26th: In the olden days, the well-to-do persons in society would erect a box in Church and Civic Centres and the day after Christmas, they would place donations in the form ofgifts and money in this box.
The contents of the box were then given to the plantation workers and the less privileged members of society. Hence, the name “Boxing” Day. Although the meaning may have changed a bit, the day is still wildly celebrated in Jamaica, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and many other members of the commonwealth. [www.my-island-jamaica.com] Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
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Anonymous User
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Date: December 30, 2011 02:51AM We were are the thrift store yesterday and there were PILES of brand new things on the shelves. I assumed them to be rejected gifts people had donated straight after receiving them. We didn't purchase any of them ourselves but they were all gone today when we went by to make a donation of our own. Re: Happy Winter Solstice, folks!
Posted by:
rawalice
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Date: December 30, 2011 06:29AM Doom means having to get involved in pollotics. Quack quack. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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