Winter solstice celebration in Dallas ends 20-year run

Before dawn Saturday, about 60 men, women and children gathered at the foot of Cowles Mountain, ready to hike toward the spot where the Kumeyaay Indians gathered for generations to watch the sunrise and celebrate the winter solstice. Among them were

Park volunteer Anne Moore leads a tour through the Muir Woods during the Muir Woods' Winter Solstice celebration in Mill Valley, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. For the first time in 30 years the program celebrated the shortest day of the year instead

By: National Weather Service Sacramento CA. December 21, 2012 - Winter Solstice graphic - a good explainer. solstice.jpg. Like what you just read? Help us bring you more news: Support YubaNet. By submitting a comment

So let this Solstice be a time when we all put our intention toward the change, and draw forth the strength, the courage and the determination to bring that new world into being.

One calendar cycle comes to an end today as another begins. This magical moment is the December solstice, when the Sun stands farthest south in the sky for the entire year. It marks the end of autumn and beginning of