Watch has been kept on this, the longest night.
Also - it’s effing COLD OUT! 25 degrees Fahrenheit here (-3.8 Celsius) so after the fire we headed inside for mulled cider and my heated blanket! #yule #WinterSolstice #LongestNight

🌙✨ December 21: The Longest Night ✨🌙

Today, we celebrate the longest night of the year! Darkness helps us appreciate the light even more. Spend this night with loved ones and enjoy peaceful moments! 🌌❄️

#LongestNight #WinterSolstice

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May your fire be warm and bright, and may the Yuletide spirits bless you during this dark season. )O(

#Yule
#Pagan
#ShortestDay
#LongestNight
#WinterSolstice

Art by Hypnoeros - https://www.deviantart.com/hypnoeros/art/Winter-Solstice-1004014001

Winter Solstice by hypnoeros on DeviantArt

Today is the #WinterSolstice in the northern half of the planet. It will occur in just over an hour’s time at 09:20Z, marking the start of #Winter, accompanied by the #LongestNight. Meanwhile, the other side of the #Earth is half a year out of phase and will mark the start of #Summer on their #SummerSolstice and the #LongestDay.
06 - Winter Solstice 2012

Listen to 06 - Winter Solstice 2012 by user876735 #np on #SoundCloud

SoundCloud

“Surely there could be no darker place in the be-wintered world than the interior of Maeshowe. One of the light rays is caught in this stone web of death. Through the long corridor it has found its way; it splashes the far wall of the chamber. The illumination lasts a few minutes, then is quenched.”

George Mackay Brown

Fascinating #archaeology at the barrow which is lit by the setting of the sun before the #LongestNight

https://www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/maeshowe-winter-solstice/

#WinterSolstice
#Orkney
#Prehistoric

Maeshowe and the winter solstice

With its south-westerly facing entrance, Maeshowe’s best known attribute is its orientation towards the setting sun around midwinter.

The Ness of Brodgar Project

It's been a long and weary year for me. Reflecting on it as the sun set to start the longest night of the year, 15.36. Here comes the #solstice2024

#longestnight