Here's the question: Should I (we) be celebrating the Winter Solstice (Dec. 21), or even the Summer Solstice (June 21)?
I know we recognize the date--barely. But what should we do with the fact?
It's rather contradictory to say it's "the first day of winter", season-wise, yet "celebrate" the fact the daylight hours will begin lengthening. The former sounds bleak, the latter, optimistic. I'm goin…