The Winter Solstice is December 22nd this year, but we celebrated a few days early because it’s always easier to party hard on Saturday night as opposed to Thursday.
Here is Anneliese supplicating the winter spirits in front of the solstice fire while Geoff is a rather bemused observer.
The ancients took the winter solstice very seriously. For some it meant appealing to the gods to make sure the days did not keep getting shorter until it was an eternal night. A really good party around the fire and maybe a few sacrifices would make the gods happy and the days would start getting longer again. We didn’t sacrifice anything last night (well maybe a few brain cells), but I’m pretty sure our celebration has staved off eternal darkness for another year.