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Solstice spawns sculptures in Castle Pines – Our Colorado News
Solstice spawns sculptures in Castle Pines
Our Colorado News
Nearly 50 people joined Williams at the park around the noon hour on winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and the day when the sun is at its lowest altitude. Williams's solstice sculptures comprise a summer display at one end of the park and a

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Dekker: Keeping busy in the winter – SouthtownStar
Dekker: Keeping busy in the winter
SouthtownStar
I tend to be an optimist, and the way I see it, since we celebrated the winter solstice on Dec. 21, the days again are getting longer. I also know if I keep busy, the time goes by much faster. If you are one of those people who made a New Year's

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Welcome, winter – Andover Townsman
Welcome, winter
Andover Townsman
To celebrate, the Shawsheen River Watershed Association, Andover Trails and Andover Conservation Commission held their third annual Winter Solstice Celebration. The event was held at Serio's Grove Conservation Land, off Lowell Junction Road, and

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OUTDOORS: In the face of a winter sky, a lengthening day – Morning Sentinel
OUTDOORS: In the face of a winter sky, a lengthening day
Morning Sentinel
By month's end, the days will be a full hour longer than they were at the winter solstice. Based on the namesake for January, this is a great time to become more aware of time and how you can see its effects written all over the sky and relate them to

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Winter is reason enough to celebrate – Morning Sentinel
Winter is reason enough to celebrate
Morning Sentinel
The winter solstice is the real reason for the season and it is such a beautiful gift from God. No wonder the early Christians in Europe wanted to rejoice in finding a chance to look to the coming of spring and rebirth of their natural world after the

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OUTDOORS: In the face of a winter sky, a lengthening day – Kennebec Journal
OUTDOORS: In the face of a winter sky, a lengthening day
Kennebec Journal
By month's end, the days will be a full hour longer than they were at the winter solstice. Based on the namesake for January, this is a great time to become more aware of time and how you can see its effects written all over the sky and relate them to

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Ed Gurowitz: Looking at the calendar for 2013 – North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Ed Gurowitz: Looking at the calendar for 2013
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Early religions incorporated festivals involving lights to fend off the darkness, and when the days began to gradually lengthen after the Winter Solstice, the darkness receded and they felt the world was reborn, so the custom of demarcating one year

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Winter Solstice Meditation at Jackie’s on the Reef Spa calls for return of … – South Florida Caribbean News
Winter Solstice Meditation at Jackie's on the Reef Spa calls for return of
South Florida Caribbean News
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – There was no fear, anxiety or foreboding when a group of spiritually-minded associates and spiritual leaders met at Jackie's On The Reef Spa on December 21, 2012 to welcome the arrival of the Winter Solstice. Sa'Enya McBean

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