#longestnightoftheyear

[craftylittlenerd]

First two candles of #yule2022 are almost out and we also have a snowstorm going on. #yule #longestnightoftheyear #longestnight #longestnight2022 #pagan #paganwitch #strega (at Elk Mound, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmdEoEVORx6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[blog-nancy-draw-stuff]

Good bye light. #wintersolstice #longestnightoftheyear #nancycarlsonstudios https://www.instagram.com/p/CmbYlm2O2kg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[valentinestatus]

What is Blue Christmas and How it is Celebrated

Have you ever heard about Blue Christmas? This post gives brief information on this less known celebration. While Christmas is celebrated by Christians living anywhere in the world; it is not so with Blue Christmas. This is a tradition in the western world where the celebration is mostly related to the winter solstice. It is also called the longest night of the year. 

Blue Christmas is a day that is celebrated during advent i.e. time before Christmas. Church services and prayers are offered in remembrance of the loved ones. However, only few parishes are following the tradition of Blue Christmas. This day is celebrated on the day of winter solstice or the first day of winter. It mostly falls on 21st December. Tis day officially marks the beginning of the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere.

This day is also connected with the grief and struggle before coming of Jesus Christ. The chilled and dull winter days turn into joy with the advent season and Christmas and New Year festivals. Schools and colleges also have their winter break during this time. 21st December is rather popular as the beginning of cold season and as the shortest day or the longest night. On this day, a pole of the earth receives minimum amount of sunlight. A full moon that appears around Blue Christmas is known as the moon of long nights.

Feast of Saint Thomas

The feast of Saint Thomas is also observed on 21st December.  One of the 12 apostles; is said to visit India and was living in Chennai till he died. Hence 21st December is also a feast day in Syrian as well as Roman Catholic churches. Most of the astronomical events are linked with agricultural activities. They are also important in religious terms as well.

Keep visiting our blog to learn when is the first day of winter 2021 and what is winter solstice. Jewish community also celebrates famous Hanukkah festival at the beginning of December.

[blog-nancy-draw-stuff]

The best night of the year for owls! #wintersolstice #longestnightoftheyear #nancycarlsonstudios (at Bloomington, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJDtUuXFt3e/?igshid=gp2056to1445

[raanajamshide]

Shab-e Yalda, The Celebration Of The Longest Night Of The Year! Yaldā Night (شب یلدا‎ shab-e yalda) or Chelleh Night (شب چله‎ shab-e chelle) is an Iranian Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice festival celebrated on the "longest and darkest night of the year." According to the calendar, this corresponds to the night of December 20/21. The longest and darkest night of the year is a time when friends and family gather together to eat, drink and read poetry especially Hafez until well after midnight. Fruits and nuts are eaten and pomegranates and watermelons are particularly significant. The red color in these fruits symbolizes the crimson hues of dawn and glow of life. The poems of Divan-e Hafez & Persian mythology such as Shahnameh شاهنامه are read or recited on various occasions such as this festival. Foods common to the celebration include watermelon, pomegranate, nuts, and dried fruit.The ancient myth is that eating هندوانه (watermelon) on Yalda Night makes the person immune to cold winter weather as well as the next summer’s heat. #ShabYalda #PersianCelebration #LongestNightOfTheYear #WinterSolstice #Hafez #Shahnameh #PersianMythology #DivanHafez #SanDiego (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJDNtOND2Xa/?igshid=1qcijlmfnevg7

[jeffersonholbrook]

Watching the sun set before the longest night of the year. On this Winter ❄️ Solstice remember to embrace the long night...because even the darkest deepest shadows remember the what the light looks like and what the heat felt like under a blazing summer sun... #BetterTogether #HappySolstice2019 #WinterSolstice2019 #MerryChristmas2019 #LongestNightOfTheYear #AdventuresInFatherhood (at El Castillo De Jefferson) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6WZ0xWpGHg/?igshid=1ek2jntwa2b1t

[linernotesandseasons]

“So we should open up the house / Invite the tabby two doors down / You could ask your sister, if she doesn’t bring her basset hound / Tape hiss & the modern man / We’ll pass around the easy lie / Of absolutely no regrets & maybe later we could try / To let our losses dangle off / The sharp edge of the century / Talk about the weather, or how the weather used to be...” • #christmascat #parlorgames #vivatvirtute #cheeeeetos #longestnightoftheyear #winterofmixeddrinks #winterofmixedmetaphors #winterofmixedupsonglyrics #olives #records https://www.instagram.com/p/Brq3jtBFu4P/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dnd1vm87rvqa

[frankiecolours]

Happy Solstice! ✨🍷🌙 #solstice #nelsonbc #returnofthelight #longestnightoftheyear #family #tradition (at Nelson, British Columbia)