It is warm here in mid winter. Mid Winter day is almost upon us, the shortest day of the year, and it is very warm here, in the 70's yesterday. Whew!
Midwinter was important to my remote ancestors, the people of the British Isles. It is a time of celebration, as the Sun, upon its travels, having traveled to the south, turns north again. Obviously, in the British Isles, in some of the more northern areas, it looked as if the sun were going to disappear from the sky on Mid Winter. The fact that it did not was cause for celebration. Mistletoe was used for purification of the house, to bring peace to all who entered. It was also a symbol of life and fertility, being one of the few plants that managed to stay green all winter.
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