#539 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Wednesday December 21)
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Good morning, Happy Winter Solstice! The solstice has been observed for over 10,000 years of human history. Since the late Stone Age, humans have looked to the stars and the horizon for signs of meaning and omens for the future—whether the weather or the afterlife or man’s purpose. The Winter Solstice, representing the date at which the sun is in the northernmost sky, was perceived as evil by some. Pagan rituals abounded. The shortest day of the year (and the coldest time of the year) in the Northern Hemisphere, instead of being feared (or perhaps in response of fears) became a focus of celebration. To the Romans, this was the celebration of Saturnalia, a time of excess and hedonism.
#539 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Wednesday December 21)
#539 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Wednesday…
#539 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Wednesday December 21)
Good morning, Happy Winter Solstice! The solstice has been observed for over 10,000 years of human history. Since the late Stone Age, humans have looked to the stars and the horizon for signs of meaning and omens for the future—whether the weather or the afterlife or man’s purpose. The Winter Solstice, representing the date at which the sun is in the northernmost sky, was perceived as evil by some. Pagan rituals abounded. The shortest day of the year (and the coldest time of the year) in the Northern Hemisphere, instead of being feared (or perhaps in response of fears) became a focus of celebration. To the Romans, this was the celebration of Saturnalia, a time of excess and hedonism.