Anyone have Solstice plans?

[Pen]

Participating in Uluru led global meditation ? 
 

others?

 

share if you’re comfortable sharing

[Arcadia]

For Chinese, we have traditional festive foods that are part of the winter solstice festival (though we can eat them at other time of the year too)

Photos of the traditional food in link https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3056010

[cabercro]

Us! Our 3 yo daughter loves Little Bear and they have a Winter Solstice episode, so we'll be basing our celebrations off of that. 😂

DH and DD are currently out on a walk to collect berries and other things to make ornaments from.

Tomorrow, we'll make natural ornaments to decorate an outside tree for the animals:

• ice ornaments (freeze berries/leaves in muffin tins with water)
• peanut butter/pinecone bird feeders
• string of popcorn/dried cranberries/Cheerios

Tomorrow evening we'll decorate the tree outside then eat chili by candlelight. Probably watch the Little Bear episode after dinner and make sure to catch the planets lining up outside. We also have a few solstice-themed books to read. 

I'd planned to make sun bread but I think we may do that on NYE instead.

 

This is our first year 'celebrating' solstice. DH and I were both raised Christian but now fall into that nebulous spiritual-but-not-religious realm (the UU church fits us well but there's not one close by). So while we'll celebrate our traditional Christmas, Solstice feels much more authentic to our family. As our daughter gets older I hope we can add in more of the reflection aspects of the holiday (setting goals, letting go of past worries). But the overall feeling of winter solstice - knowing the light is coming yet preparing yourself for the dark road to get there - seems all too fitting for 2020.

[gardenmom5]

staring morosely at the cloud covered sky because it's preventing me being able to see the convergence of Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky.

 

 

[Pen]

13 minutes ago, gardenmom5 said:

staring morosely at the cloud covered sky because it's preventing me being able to see the convergence of Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky.

 

 

the story of most celestial events in PNW !

just clouds? Or pouring rain too? 
 

 

[Terabith]

1 hour ago, gardenmom5 said:

staring morosely at the cloud covered sky because it's preventing me being able to see the convergence of Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky.

 

 

Here too.

[Selkie]

2 hours ago, gardenmom5 said:

staring morosely at the cloud covered sky because it's preventing me being able to see the convergence of Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky.

 

 

Same here, but we’ve been watching for the past couple weeks as they get closer and closer. So cool!

[I talk to the trees]

2 hours ago, gardenmom5 said:

staring morosely at the cloud covered sky because it's preventing me being able to see the convergence of Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky.

 

 

Oooh, me too! Maybe it will clear up tomorrow long enough for us to sneak a peek! Fingers crossed!

[gardenmom5]

2 hours ago, Pen said:

the story of most celestial events in PNW !

just clouds? Or pouring rain too? 
 

 

raining too.   It's december - though it feels more like november.  been   windy of late too.  (well, windy for here.)

[Pen]

1 hour ago, gardenmom5 said:

raining too.   It's december - though it feels more like november.  been   windy of late too.  (well, windy for here.)

 Do you know what time the conjunction is supposed to be? 
 

so I can look at the clouds and think hmmm behind those clouds planets are lining up 

[Terabith]

4 hours ago, cabercro said:

Us! Our 3 yo daughter loves Little Bear and they have a Winter Solstice episode, so we'll be basing our celebrations off of that. 😂

DH and DD are currently out on a walk to collect berries and other things to make ornaments from.

Tomorrow, we'll make natural ornaments to decorate an outside tree for the animals:

• ice ornaments (freeze berries/leaves in muffin tins with water)
• peanut butter/pinecone bird feeders
• string of popcorn/dried cranberries/Cheerios

Tomorrow evening we'll decorate the tree outside then eat chili by candlelight. Probably watch the Little Bear episode after dinner and make sure to catch the planets lining up outside. We also have a few solstice-themed books to read. 

I'd planned to make sun bread but I think we may do that on NYE instead.

 

This is our first year 'celebrating' solstice. DH and I were both raised Christian but now fall into that nebulous spiritual-but-not-religious realm (the UU church fits us well but there's not one close by). So while we'll celebrate our traditional Christmas, Solstice feels much more authentic to our family. As our daughter gets older I hope we can add in more of the reflection aspects of the holiday (setting goals, letting go of past worries). But the overall feeling of winter solstice - knowing the light is coming yet preparing yourself for the dark road to get there - seems all too fitting for 2020.

Thank you for mentioning this.  My 17 year old LOVED "Little Bear" when they were little, so I might watch this just for the nostalgia.  

[Selkie]

18 minutes ago, Pen said:

 Do you know what time the conjunction is supposed to be? 
 

so I can look at the clouds and think hmmm behind those clouds planets are lining up 

Here in the midwest, it is most visible between 5:00 and 6:45pm.

[Arcadia]

51 minutes ago, Pen said:

 Do you know what time the conjunction is supposed to be? 
 

so I can look at the clouds and think hmmm behind those clouds planets are lining up 

“To view the astronomical event, skywatchers should point their gaze toward an unobstructed part of the southwestern sky, about an hour after sunset since the planets will set below the horizon quickly.”

https://www.space.com/great-conjunction-jupiter-saturn-christmas-star-2020-nasa-tips

[Carol in Cal.]

This year is so low key.

But I will look at the sky, and light a candle, and be thankful for Light.

[gardenmom5]

3 hours ago, I talk to the trees said:

Oooh, me too! Maybe it will clear up tomorrow long enough for us to sneak a peek! Fingers crossed!

How long have you lived in the PNW?  western or eastern?  (western WA - this is normal, Eastern WA you have a chance.

1 hour ago, Pen said:

 Do you know what time the conjunction is supposed to be? 
 

so I can look at the clouds and think hmmm behind those clouds planets are lining up 

just after sunset, southwest.

[I talk to the trees]

I’m not in the PNW, I’m in VA, but it’s cloudy and almost-but-not-quite-raining, and overall plain old icky right now. But I hope it clears up for both of us! I caught a glimpse a few days ago when it was clear, and they were pretty close then. I bet it will be quite stunning when they overlap tomorrow!
 

 

[popmom]

I always quietly celebrate the solstice by saying/thinking, "I made it. I made it! Now the days get longer. I'll have more daylight." That's reason for celebration. 

[Hilltopmom]

We usually go to a solstice event/bonfire/potluck  at our old neighbors full size standing  stone circle & donate food/drinks to raise money for doctors without boarders. 
nothing this year 

Edited December 21, 2020 by Hilltopmom