tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post6771841265665721882..comments2024-03-18T19:37:37.971-04:00Comments on Vicki Lane Mysteries: The Season is the Reason . . . for Some of UsVicki Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-8625763033658504242014-12-22T05:02:43.216-05:002014-12-22T05:02:43.216-05:00Very interesting- I have never paid much attention...Very interesting- I have never paid much attention to the winter solstice, only recently, and I am intrigued by the history. Merry Christmas to you and yours Vicki! Coloring Outside the Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289093479063221765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-44178901269779154312014-12-21T23:47:07.653-05:002014-12-21T23:47:07.653-05:00Vicki, I love this post, thank you for it, especia...Vicki, I love this post, thank you for it, especially the sentence "Solstice time belongs to everyone under the sun."Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851516387194415387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-77869362050268764222014-12-21T20:42:02.486-05:002014-12-21T20:42:02.486-05:00Vicki, I wish that I have the sky views that you d...Vicki, I wish that I have the sky views that you do, not just because views like that would give me a much better sense of seasonal changes. The earth's movement around the sun.<br /><br />This was a marvelous post! I also loved wise Vagabonde's comment.<br /><br />Our digital age could learn lots from ages past.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-60236647888075153682014-12-21T15:09:18.032-05:002014-12-21T15:09:18.032-05:00Although I am Christian and observe the holy day w...Although I am Christian and observe the holy day which comes along this week (its date admittedly NOT accurate), I rejoice in the arrival of the Winter Solstice. I celebrate in the fact that it is the last of the shortened days/longer nights, and that from that point on there will be more sunlight. Be it seconds or minutes per day...it's still more.<br /><br />I was born at the Winter Solstice. That doesn't ease for me the sense of sorrow and sadness that I feel when nights are long and days are short. I love the thought of days lengthening and the earth awakening. I crave sunlight on my skin,green returning to the mountains, and life renewed. <br />In that sense, I celebrate WITH you. :)StarrlynSnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216480072058138789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-7523269965284359392014-12-21T10:51:41.899-05:002014-12-21T10:51:41.899-05:00To me it is the celebration of life. All culture ...To me it is the celebration of life. All culture and ethnic backgrounds can come together to celebrate the looping of earth around the sun.<br /><br />I love this time of year for the long shadows that are cast almost all day long.<br /><br />Happy whatever you celebrate. Peace and good will are universal.Jimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16938424282517586036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-63969584093314166082014-12-21T10:49:24.534-05:002014-12-21T10:49:24.534-05:00I do believe I had Seasonal Affective Disorder whe...I do believe I had Seasonal Affective Disorder when we lived so long in WI. Now I still look forward to the winter solstice but I'm so happy we have more sunny days than not. I don't feel the need to check how many milliseconds more of light we get.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-82216604482341120802014-12-21T09:19:10.592-05:002014-12-21T09:19:10.592-05:00Happy Solstice Vicki – one of the oldest celebrati...Happy Solstice Vicki – one of the oldest celebrations in December. I have always read and understood that it was Constantine the Great, who when he became the first Christian Roman emperor, declared in 324 AD that Christmas would be celebrated on the 25th because people had been used to a celebration on that day for hundreds of years. He also declared Sunday as a holy day. Then in 354 DA Bishop Julius of Rome made if official because until then Christians celebrated at different times of the year, often in September, since the exact birth date was not known. Most Christians did not recognize 25th as a date for Christmas and would not celebrate it for at least 300 years or more, some still don’t. The Puritans in the US would fine anyone celebrating it. It became a legal holiday only in the 1800s so it is quite recent. I have read many books on all these holidays. They all come from ancient times, way before Christianity – although most people don’t know it, or even care I think. I do find all this fascinating. Thanks for an interesting post.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-53121825789000886712014-12-21T08:29:39.245-05:002014-12-21T08:29:39.245-05:00Happpy Solstice, Vicki...may your dance in the new...Happpy Solstice, Vicki...may your dance in the new sunshine bring you joy!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-15166075732884816572014-12-21T06:54:01.313-05:002014-12-21T06:54:01.313-05:00I've never thought of early mankind and his th...I've never thought of early mankind and his thoughts of the length of the days changing. It must have been quite a revolution to him.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you and your family Vicki.<br />SamSam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15358601435867848753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-87540549103351305242014-12-21T05:17:14.873-05:002014-12-21T05:17:14.873-05:00Yes, the shortest day of the year and it certainly...Yes, the shortest day of the year and it certainly feels like it here in England Vicki. I love the cosy long nights with plenty of time for reading so I don't complain when it becomes dark at 4 pm here. It is a wonderful time to light candles, share stories with friends and eat lots to keep warm. Blessings for Yule...Stella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-75582189185941500372014-12-21T02:05:05.383-05:002014-12-21T02:05:05.383-05:00Yes may the light enter each home for everyone to ...Yes may the light enter each home for everyone to celebrate. So many reasons to be thankful for!<br />Thérèsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354559064351144704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-70994007939584355042014-12-21T02:00:24.115-05:002014-12-21T02:00:24.115-05:00I think this winter is the first time I can rememb...I think this winter is the first time I can remember that all the darkness has really been bothersome. I think I'm ready for a little more sunlight!Ms. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.com