For the pagan members the church serves, it marks winter solstice, the longest night of ... before breaking into song. "Yuletide joy, Yuletide cheer, Yuletide spirit, welcome here." ...

Historians speculate this was done by the Emperor as a move to weaken established pagan celebrations that occurred around the Winter Solstice. The date wouldn’t be accepted by the Eastern Empire ...

Revellers cheered and beat drums as the sun rose at 8:09 am over the giant standing stones on the winter solstice - the shortest day and the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere. No one ...

Now, the winter solstice, Saturday, Dec. 21st, is upon us. It will be both the shortest day and longest night of 2024. The solstice also marks the start of the Pagan holiday, Yule, according to ...

The Winter Solstice Celebration on Friday, Dec. 27 will borrow tunes and songs from a variety of traditions as well as from Winter’s back catalogue, including “Icarus.” In the waning days of ...

known as Winter Solstice, which is the longest night of the year. This year, it falls on Dec. 21. Yule is an ancient Pagan holiday that celebrates the sun’s return and the days growing longer again.

Revellers celebrate the pagan festival of 'Winter Solstice' at Stonehenge in Wiltshire in southern ... [+] England on December 21, 2024. Followers of Druidism, celebrate the pagan solstice ...