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The Turning of the Year
Padraig Breathnach wrote:
Folks, we're on the way towards summer. Things are on the up, and I raise my glass to all of you and wish you the greetings of the season. A Happy Solstice to you, too, Padraig! |
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For those of us in the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice has
just passed (antipodeans of superior intelligence can work out the corresponding event in their lives). The privileged few, some of whom waited years for their turn, who were in the chamber of Newgrange to witness midwinter sunrise were disappointed, as the day was heavily overcast. Sure, the sun rose: they just didn't see it. It's cold and a bit miserable outside, so we plan to stock up on food and drink, feast and make merry, reinforce family and friendship ties, and generally do what we can to get us through the nadir of the yearly cycle. Some people invest this time with a religious significance, and that's okay by me. Any excuse for a party will do. Tomorrow the sun will rise a little earlier, and set a little later -- that is, if long-established precedent is followed. And such a pattern will be followed for six months, until day is far longer than night, and the weather is such that I will be able to venture out in light slacks and shirtsleeves (antipodeans may see things differently). Folks, we're on the way towards summer. Things are on the up, and I raise my glass to all of you and wish you the greetings of the season. -- PB The return address has been MUNGED |
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Breathnach wrote: Folks, we're on the way towards summer. Things are on the up, and I raise my glass to all of you and wish you the greetings of the season. To you as well! Summer ? Its 27 here today... but when I get off the plane in the morning it will be 6. jay Wed Dec 21, 2005 |
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"Padraig Breathnach" wrote in message ... geek alert Tomorrow the sun will rise a little earlier, Actually to be pedantic, it won't. The sun will carry on rising later each day for about another week or so. and set a little later -- Which it has been doing for about a week or so already... This effect comes about due to the non-circular orbit of the earth, I think. Yesterday was indeed the shortest day, but the earliest sunset occures around the middle of December and the latest sunrise occurs about new year. /geek alert Folks, we're on the way towards summer. Things are on the up, and I raise my glass to all of you and wish you the greetings of the season. And to you. -- Andy |
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The Turning of the Year
Padraig Breathnach wrote:
For those of us in the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice has just passed (antipodeans of superior intelligence can work out the corresponding event in their lives). The privileged few, some of whom waited years for their turn, who were in the chamber of Newgrange to witness midwinter sunrise were disappointed, as the day was heavily overcast. Sure, the sun rose: they just didn't see it. It's cold and a bit miserable outside, so we plan to stock up on food and drink, feast and make merry, reinforce family and friendship ties, and generally do what we can to get us through the nadir of the yearly cycle. Unlike last year, we're not stocking up on anything, as Christmas day we'll be on a flight to Boston, though we'll no doubt get well and truly stuffed on (mostly latin american) foody delights while there. We haven't put up any decorations at home this year either, other than the greeting cards and an advent calander which is an excuse to have a little ('real') chocolate every morning at breakfast! I think we'll splurge on Saturday morning and have some panettone and hot chocolate, but that's about it. Other than that, it's a rush of work for me until Christmas eve and I haven't even packed yet. [] Folks, we're on the way towards summer. Things are on the up, I rather like this time of year. Still, one of my favourite literary works is Donne's "A Nocturnal Upon St. Lucy's Day." (That was yesterday, by the way.) I 'warmly' recommend it! http://www.darsie.net/library/donne.html#lucy and I raise my glass to all of you and wish you the greetings of the season. I'll raise one later, cheers! And best wishes to you! -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org |
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Following up to Padraig Breathnach
Any excuse for a party will do. and why not one in summer too? Folks, we're on the way towards summer. Things are on the up, and I raise my glass to all of you and wish you the greetings of the season. Superb Solstice to you! -- Mike Reid "Christmas is the Disneyfication of Christianity" Don Cupitt (theologian) "Christmas is the Christianisation of the solstice?" M.Reid(self appointed expert) "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/happyxmas.htm" |
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Des Small wrote:
(David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) writes: I rather like this time of year. Still, one of my favourite literary works is Donne's "A Nocturnal Upon St. Lucy's Day." (That was yesterday, by the way.) I 'warmly' recommend it! You warmly recommend yesterday? I believe in it! I missed it, I'm afraid. But St. Lucy's Day is actually the 13 December, I'm afraid. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_day and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucy, for example.) I happen to know this because all good Zwedishes celebrate the nice Sankta Lucia (and this is also when the Nobel prize ceremony happens). But you're probably wondering why the saint of the shortest day is fêted on the 13th. It is a calendar reform thing: Now, that's something else I didn't know and do know now- thanks. (I'd always associated St. Lucy with the shortest day of the year, so just assumed December 21.) Yes, the poem plays so much on the shortest day (and the irony of the name) that I would have been a bit suprised if the symbolism was all out of whack. December 12 is St. David Horne's day BTW! -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org |
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Padraig Breathnach wrote:
For those of us in the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice has just passed . . . Tomorrow the sun will rise a little earlier It had died. It is reborn! Hallelujah! __________________________________________________ _________________ Thank God I'm an Atheist. http://geocities.com/dancefest/ - http://geocities.com/iconoc/ ICQ: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 --- IClast at SFbay Net |
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