Winter solstice traditions and celebrations It's no surprise many cultures and religions celebrate a holiday -- whether it be Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or pagan festivals -- that coincides with ...

Humans have been celebrating these events for millennia and on modern-day solstice days, ancient and new traditions mix ...

The winter solstice coincides with several pagan, pre-Christmas holidays and traditions, including but not limited to Germanic Yule, Punjabi Lohri, and Roman Saturnalia. A prehistoric megalithic ...

For the pagan members the church serves, it marks winter solstice ... the Yule log plays an important role in the coven's Solstice ritual. Members hold pieces of last year's log, which bear ...

Part of Druidic traditions, the winter solstice is considered a time of death ... mysterious stone circle for a sunrise ceremony run by local pagan and druid groups. The English Heritage Society ...