Site of the Day for Friday, December 21, 2001
Solstice
Happy Winter Solstice!
Today marks the Winter Solstice in the northern hemisphere. To illuminate
this date on both scientific and historical levels, the List presents an
exceptional website to bring its gentle members up to speed.
"Candlegrove's light first glimmered on the Internet in 1995, when
information about winter solstice was very limited on the Web. Since then,
it has become one of the definitive Web resources about the ancient origins
of the winter holiday season. . . Five thousand years of human
history--maybe more--have enfolded this season in rich garb--many layers of
celebration, folklore and tradition. Here's where you get to unwrap the
gift." - from the website
This delightful and enlightening site presents engrossing material about
the solstice, including a lucid scientific explanation of how ancient
peoples were able to determine the solstice, from a visitor from the
Physics Department of Brown University. Not to be missed is a link to
Newgrange, a megalithic Irish burial mound, which predates the pyramids,
and its fascinating relationship to the solstice. In addition, the site
includes ancient solstice customs from cultures around the world.
Expand your horizons and enjoy the Solstice at:
http://www.candlegrove.com/solstice.html
A.M. Holm
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