Winter solstice celebration in Dallas ends 20-year run

The Mayan calendar didn't actually end on this winter solstice, but a Dallas tradition did: The elaborate yearly celebration run by Amy Martin concluded a 20-year run. About 900 participants, volunteers and performers packed the Cathedral of Hope on

Click through to see photos of Winter Solstice celebrations: In 2012, the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere will occur on Dec. 21, 2012 at 6:12 a.m..

Each year after on the Winter Solstice or close to it, boating and sailing enthusiasts get together to celebrate with a big chili cook-off they call the "Bottom of the Pit" party, meaning the sun has reached its lowest point in the sky and will work

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

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

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Winter solstice celebration in Dallas ends 20-year run

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.

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

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.

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.

Each year after on the Winter Solstice or close to it, boating and sailing enthusiasts get together to celebrate with a big chili cook-off they call the "Bottom of the Pit" party, meaning the sun has reached its lowest point in the sky and will work

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Winter solstice celebration in Dallas ends 20-year run

But it does have astronomical significance, and for Northern Hemisphereans it's a happy one: Today, at 11:12 UTC (06:12 Eastern time) it was officially the winter solstice. That means the nights are getting shorter, the days longer, and that half of

But it does have astronomical significance, and for Northern Hemisphereans it's a happy one: Today, at 11:12 UTC (06:12 Eastern time) it was officially the winter solstice. That means the nights are getting shorter, the days longer, and that half of

The Mayan calendar didn't actually end on this winter solstice, but a Dallas tradition did: The elaborate yearly celebration run by Amy Martin concluded a 20-year run. About 900 participants, volunteers and performers packed the Cathedral of Hope on

The Mayan calendar didn't actually end on this winter solstice, but a Dallas tradition did: The elaborate yearly celebration run by Amy Martin concluded a 20-year run. About 900 participants, volunteers and performers packed the Cathedral of Hope on

Gates of Hell: The Descent of Ishtar to the Netherworld: From Ancient Near Eastern Texts. Translated by E.A. Speiser and George A. Barton, Archaeology and the Bible, 7th ed, pg 530f: To the Land of No Return, the realm of

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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

Read more...

Winter solstice celebration in Dallas ends 20-year run

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

As of December 21 the sun's on its way back… But what about you? By Michael Terman, Ph.D.

Volunteer naturalist Mike Quinlan leads a winter solstice nature hike Saturday at the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary's Plummer area in Lothian. The solstice is the longest night of the year. After the solstice, days become longer as spring approaches.

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

The Mayan calendar didn't actually end on this winter solstice, but a Dallas tradition did: The elaborate yearly celebration run by Amy Martin concluded a 20-year run. About 900 participants, volunteers and performers packed the Cathedral of Hope on

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Winter Solstice celebrated with music on Staten Island

The shortest day of the year, the one with least light. And it's true there is darkness. Here's a song called “Winter Solstice,” haunting and beautiful for the day. The light starts growing again now. What will you bring into the

BOSTON (CBS) – Well it's here. December 21st. The winter solstice. And if we lived in New Zealand it would be the summer solstice. It will be a very short day with just a little over nine hours of sunlight. According to the

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

As of December 21 the sun's on its way back… But what about you? By Michael Terman, Ph.D.

solstice.jpg Baritone Christopher Dylan Herbert from the Make Music Winter Festival, kicks things off with an outdoor, traveling performance of Franz Schubert's "Winterreise," during the Snug Harbor Winter Solstice Festival on Friday night. Staten

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Winter Solstice celebrated with music on Staten Island

The world won't end on December 21, but the 2012 winter solstice is still on the astronomical calendar. On Friday at 6:12 a.m. (EST), Earth's north pole will be at its maximum tilt away from the sun, marking the official start of winter and shortest

Click through to see photos of Winter Solstice celebrations: In 2012, the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere will occur on Dec. 21, 2012 at 6:12 a.m..

From pop to opera, virtually every music genre will be represented at the Winter Solstice Music Festival 2012 at Snug Harbor on Friday.

From pop to opera, virtually every music genre will be represented at the Winter Solstice Music Festival 2012 at Snug Harbor on Friday.

Click through to see photos of Winter Solstice celebrations: In 2012, the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere will occur on Dec. 21, 2012 at 6:12 a.m..

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The crazy ways we mark winter solstice

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

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

People soak up the sun after its rise at the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge, in southern England, as access to the site is given to druids, New Age followers and members of the public on the annual Winter Solstice on Dec. 21, 2012. (AP) Winter

They were celebrating the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year and the beginning of winter. People wore costumes, drank cider, staged skits and launched luminaries to bring light to the longest night. Zara Dowling says, "I think there can't be

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

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May Winter Solstice mark a shift in consciousness, a change in worldview

Saw winter light up downtown LA: winter-solstice-sunrise-lights-downtown-LA-vdt.jpg. A second later, the sun rose. winter solstice sunrise in Paradise Cove. More by Veronique de Turenne: Winter solstice sunrise · Tiny birds

Click through to see photos of Winter Solstice celebrations: In 2012, the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere will occur on Dec. 21, 2012 at 6:12 a.m..

Saw winter light up downtown LA: winter-solstice-sunrise-lights-downtown-LA-vdt.jpg. A second later, the sun rose. winter solstice sunrise in Paradise Cove. More by Veronique de Turenne: Winter solstice sunrise · Tiny birds

They were celebrating the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year and the beginning of winter. People wore costumes, drank cider, staged skits and launched luminaries to bring light to the longest night. Zara Dowling says, "I think there can't be

Click through to see photos of Winter Solstice celebrations: In 2012, the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere will occur on Dec. 21, 2012 at 6:12 a.m..

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Happy Winter Solstice!

Friday, the first day of winter and the year's shortest day, will kick off a wet weekend as a storm moves across the Bay Area, bringing rain, cold and winds of up to 25 mph in places -- if the world doesn't end. If we're still here, the storm will

That entire storm system will push east, and send a windswept rain into southern New England… right as we mark the arrival of the Winter Solstice at 6:12am EST. The national weather service this morning placed areas south and east or Providence and

Amidst the hoopla of the Mayan 'End of the World'-hype, I hope folks have not forgotten Winter Solstice - which happens to fall also on December 21st this year - which sees the shortening of a single day and lengthening of

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.

Amidst the hoopla of the Mayan 'End of the World'-hype, I hope folks have not forgotten Winter Solstice - which happens to fall also on December 21st this year - which sees the shortening of a single day and lengthening of

Read more...