Our days are much shorter with dawn coming later & night coming earlier.
I like to bring in fresh greenery in to the home - fir, holly, ivy, pine cones & my garland is up on the front door to welcome in visitors too.
I went in to the woods last weekend to forage & came out with a handful of gorgeous fallen branches.
I have tied them up in to a swag & put them on the patio chimnea that faces the house so they can be seen from the windows.
The taller branches are in the funnel of the chimnea, along with the autumn ones I picked up some weeks before from the same woods.
They are a visual link to nature & my love of forests & woods.
There is something very therapeutic about spending time in woods or forests, the smell of pines, of gentle sounds of nature & being able to pick up some branches - it is an important connection.
The Winter Solstice marks the shortest day & the longest night of the year, when darkness abounds & the light will slowly start to return again.
This is how I have marked the Winter Solstice previously
This time is also known as Yule, or Modranight (Mother Night), or Midwinter - it is the gentle pause in the seasons.
Norse & some Anglo Saxon cultures celebrate the influence of Mothers on this night, their wisdom & lineage remembered, their stories told so they are not forgotten. It is a lovely tradition.
This is some of my female ancestors who had a big influence on my life. I am so fortunate to have several generational photos of my maternal line ...
I like to do a simmer pot of winter scents at Solstice to fill the home with fresh fragrance & light candles to mark the return of the light. A dark cycle completing ...
These are the herbs associated with the Winter Solstice.
I look forward to the light slowly returning but I also love the dark nights when homes are lit by gentle lights over the festive season.
Thank you for stopping by & visiting with me,
Dee 🕯️🌲🍁🔥
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