Winter Solstice

The solstice is here, the longest night of the year. To ancient people the sun had been dying for months as witnessed by the shorter days and the death of vegetation. The cold had settled upon the land. Confined to their shelters to find warmth against the wet and cold, ancient people needed reassurance that the dark and cold would retreat and the sun would be reborn.

Tomorrow the sun is reborn. The cycle of birth and death begins anew. Ring out the solstice bells.