Christmas is a day filled with joy and excitement. It is a time to get together with friends and family to celebrate and enjoy each other, to give and receive gifts, and hold thoughts and wishes of happiness and prosperity for everyone. We all know that Christmas is celebrated in all Christian countries because it honors the birth of Jesus…
Month: December 2010
A Very Special Winter Solstice
Today is December 21st and, like every year, this day marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, as well as the shift in the Earth’s axial tilt in relation to the Sun, known as Winter Solstice. Solstice is derived from the Latin phrase for ”Sun stands still,“ because that is what the Sun appears to do before its…