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elleng

(131,176 posts) Mon Dec 18, 2017, 02:25 PM Dec 2017

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THE FIRST DAY OF WINTER: WINTER SOLSTICE 2017

The Winter Solstice is this Thursday, the 21st! In the Northern Hemisphere, the solstice marks the darkest day of the year. After the 21st, daylight increases!

WINTER SOLSTICE DATE, FACTS, FOLKLORE, AND MORE

https://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-winter-winter-solstice

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THE FIRST DAY OF WINTER: WINTER SOLSTICE 2017 (Original Post) elleng Dec 2017 OP

tis the (actual) reason for the season. maxsolomon Dec 2017 #1

I consider the Winter Solstice to be my 'New Year's Eve' Siwsan Dec 2017 #2

The beginning of the return to Light! Guilded Lilly Dec 2017 #3

The darkest day in recent history was Nov 9, 2016. Martin Eden Dec 2017 #4

The day we STOP losing 7 minutes of daylight every 24 hours! raven mad Dec 2017 #5

If I ever become President SCantiGOP Dec 2017 #6

maxsolomon

(33,419 posts)

1. tis the (actual) reason for the season.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 02:27 PM

Dec 2017

sol invictus!

Siwsan

(26,298 posts)

2. I consider the Winter Solstice to be my 'New Year's Eve'

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 02:38 PM

Dec 2017

The Earth is waking up, again. It's my Holiday of Choice for the Winter season.

Guilded Lilly

(5,591 posts)

3. The beginning of the return to Light!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 02:40 PM

Dec 2017

Martin Eden

(12,878 posts)

4. The darkest day in recent history was Nov 9, 2016.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 02:49 PM

Dec 2017

The brightest day will be when the POtuS leaves office or the Dems recapture Congress (whichever comes first).

raven mad

(4,940 posts)

5. The day we STOP losing 7 minutes of daylight every 24 hours!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:40 PM

Dec 2017

Welcome to the arctic!

SCantiGOP

(13,874 posts)

6. If I ever become President

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 01:22 AM

Dec 2017

I promise to end the War on the Solstice.

(and ban everyone from saying Merry Christmas again, of course)

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