- Wikipedia: Winter Solstice
User-created overview of the shortest day and longest night of the year, featuring observances of the event in many different cultures.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice
- Winter Solstice Celebrations
Examines the origin of the Winter Solstice celebration with descriptions of related holidays and observances such as Christmas, Saturnalia, Yule, and the Long Night.
www.religioustolerance.org/winter_solstice.htm
- Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy: Winter Solstice
Offers a scientific explanation of the Winter Solstice, the first day of the winter season and shortest day of the year. Includes a QuickTime movie illustrating the tilt of the Earth's equatorial plane relative to the Sun, which is responsible for the seasons.
scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/WinterSolstice.html
- Candlegrove: Ancient Origins of the Holidays
Rediscovery of thousands of years worth of Winter Solstice traditions. The site explores the celebrations, folklore, and customs associated with the winter holidays of Solstice, Sacaea-Saturnalia, Yule, and Epiphany.
www.candlegrove.com
- Winter Solstice: The Unconquered Sun
www.shambhala.org/arts/fest/unconquered.html
- Saturnalia or Brumalia: A Winter Solstice Ritual
www.cs.utk.edu/~mclennan/BA/Saturnalia.html
- Circle Sanctuary Web: Winter Solstice
Includes ideas for hosting Winter Solstice celebrations for families and households.
www.circlesanctuary.org/pholidays/WinterSolstice.html
- Yule Log, The
Discusses the tradition and custom of the Yule log throughout the centuries.
www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/noel/angl/buche.htm
- Winter Solstice Celebrations for Families and Households
Features a number of ceremonies and activities.
www.circlesanctuary.org/pholidays/SolsticePlanningGuide.html
- Dark Days of Winter, The
Describes the period between the first week in December and the first week in January called the "dark days" for the mid-northern latitudes. Learn about the the Winter Solstice, the first day of winter, that falls around December 21st.
aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/dark_days
- Sacred Plants of Winter Solstice
Features sybolic meanings for plants commonly used in Yule festivals.
www.circlesanctuary.org/pholidays/YulePlants.html
- Witches' Voice: Yule
Discusses the time of greatest darkness and the longest night of the year.
www.witchvox.com/holidays/xyule.html
- Winter Solstice (Yule)
Marks the time of the year when the light returns as the sun shifts and starts to move northward again.
www.mindspring.com/~stardancer/winsols.htm
- Saturnalia Practices of Nova Romans
Compilation of celebrations reported by Nova Romans.
www.novaroma.org/religio_romana/saturnalia.html
- Wiccan Yule Carols
www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2395/carols.html
- The Winter Solstice - FamilyEducation.com
Offers quizzes and cool facts about ancient Winter Solstice traditions and myths as well as offering winter holiday activities, cures for cabin fever, and tips for banishing cold-weather doldrums.
fun.familyeducation.com/holidays-and-celebrations/childrens-science-activit...
- Saturnalia Advent Calendar
Each calendar day reveals historic information about the ancient Roman winter holiday.
lonestar.texas.net/~robison/Sat_cal.html
- Cards by Maggie at Rootsweb: Winter Solstice
Online greeting cards in celebration of the Winter Solstice holiday.
postcards.rootsweb.com/ws.htm
- About.com: Saturnalia
Articles about and links to other sites dedicated to the ancient Roman festival Saturnalia.
ancienthistory.about.com/cs/saturnalia/index.htm?once=true&
- About.com: Yule, the Sabbat of the Winter Solstice
Links and original articles featuring the lore, traditions, and rituals of the pagan winter celebration and observance.
paganwiccan.about.com/religion/paganwiccan/cs/yule/index.htm
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