Comments on: The Dark Days http://goodboysnation.com/2008/12/21/the-dark-days-2/ A heady and eclectic mix of of the mundane, golf, religion, and politics Sat, 19 May 2012 08:06:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Jana http://goodboysnation.com/2008/12/21/the-dark-days-2/comment-page-1/#comment-396372 Jana Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:27:43 +0000 http://goodboysnation.com/?p=1624#comment-396372 Last night a few friends and I gathered in my home for a Solstice celebration. All electric lights were off and only candle light throughout the house. I gathered holly, evergreens, ivy, mistletoe, frankencense and myhrr and my oak candlelabra from Latvia. I read what the meanings of the greenery were and a bit of how the Solstice has been celebrated. We stood in a circle, sang some "old" songs, held a candle and spoke what were leaving behind and what our intention is for the upcoming season. I love blending the "old" ways with the new. Once we completed this, I turned on the tree, the twinkle lights and we sat at the dining table eating sweet treats and drinking the mulled wine that I made. It was a very sweet and warm gathering (it is 8 degrees this morning). So, Merry Christmas, Happy Yule, Pricigi Ziemisvatki(Latvian for Happy Christmas) Last night a few friends and I gathered in my home for a Solstice celebration. All electric lights were off and only candle light throughout the house. I gathered holly, evergreens, ivy, mistletoe, frankencense and myhrr and my oak candlelabra from Latvia. I read what the meanings of the greenery were and a bit of how the Solstice has been celebrated. We stood in a circle, sang some “old” songs, held a candle and spoke what were leaving behind and what our intention is for the upcoming season. I love blending the “old” ways with the new. Once we completed this, I turned on the tree, the twinkle lights and we sat at the dining table eating sweet treats and drinking the mulled wine that I made. It was a very sweet and warm gathering (it is 8 degrees this morning).
So, Merry Christmas, Happy Yule, Pricigi Ziemisvatki(Latvian for Happy Christmas)

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