General Winter Holiday Thread!

Solstice at 3:48 and sunset at 5:34.
I wish my little family had some solstice traditions

Winter Solstice Cat GIF by Sealed With A GIF

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Just start some.

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I immediately went looking for ideas :slightly_smiling_face:

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timeanddate.com gives Minneapolis sunset at 4:34pm today, but gives the solstice at 3:48pm. Cheers, everyone!

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Keeping it classy at the Wayward residence!


We will select the blue lights tonight for Hanukkah.

Just in time for the 4 days and nights of deep freeze here in No. AL.

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Yoink!

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On behalf of the Antipodean mutants, I wish all our Northern sisters, brothers and enbys a most cosy and heartwarming holiday season.

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Santa Claus Christmas GIF by Winter Wonderland

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Santa Dee! The Real Black Santa!

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I figure all the holidays from Halloween to New Year’s are solstice celebrations that have been scattered about the calendar by restless spirits :ghost:

Here's how trick‑or‑treating became a Halloween tradition

Children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door for treats is a relatively modern tradition—but its origins can be traced to the Celts and even a long-lost Christmas tradition.

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Its elevated fronds invite taller gifts.

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… or additional trees

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today i learnt

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Interesting. I always play George Winston’s December album before the end of the year. Here’s his version, “Variations on the Kanon by Johann Pachelbel.”

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Let it snow, let it snow…

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Hold On Lol GIF by NBC

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They rank 60 of them!

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