The Winter Solstice: The Real Reason for the Season

The Winter Solstice or Christmas, as we in the western world call it, has its
rigins in pagan roots. Most of the Christmas customs, lore, symbols, and
rituals have interwoven with contemporary Christian observances.
 
The ancient Roman Saturnalia Festival sometimes went on for a week.
Emperor Aurelian established December 25 as the birthday of the
“Invincible Sun” in the third century as part of the Roman
Winter Solstice celebrations. The Christian church selected this
day to represent the birthday of Jesus, linking with the visit of
the Magi, which coincided with the Egyptian date for the Winter Solstice.
 
If you truly want to celebrate, Winter Solstice, here are a few suggestions:
1. Decorate your home in Pagan holiday colors of red, green, and white.
2. Place holly, ivy, evergreen boughs, and pine cones around your home.
3. Hang a sprig of mistletoe above a major threshold and leave it there until
next Yule as a charm for good luck throughout the year.
4. Have family/household members join together to make or purchase
an evergreen wreath.
5. If you choose to have a tree, call it a Solstice tree and decorate
it with pagan symbols.

​Peace