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Gerianne

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Winter Solstice
« on: December 04, 2012, 07:42:51 am »
A friend of mine knows some people who celebrate this event.
Are any of you aware of when it is ? when is it  this year?

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Re: Winter Solstice
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2012, 11:42:45 am »
December 21, 2012

a.k.a. "the end of the world" for the gullible.
"It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
-- Carl Sagan

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Re: Winter Solstice
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2012, 11:55:29 am »
  In the Northern Hemisphere, the next Winter Solstice occurs on Friday, December 21, 2012 at 6:12 A.M. EST or 11:12 UTC (Universal Time).

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Re: Winter Solstice
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2012, 04:32:29 pm »

       I do not blame them! Daylight starts to increase and warm up. It means "spring is around the corner".

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Re: Winter Solstice
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2012, 05:51:58 pm »
I'm not sure spring is around the corner here in the Northeast but it is nice to know that everyday we get a little more sunshine until June.

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