Winter Solstice

		Welcome to Children Of The Moon Celebrate Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year! The Winter Solistice is a special time of year celebrated by many cultures throughout the world. Many countries' modern winter holiday traditions have their roots in ancient Winter Solstice celebrations. Does your family have a special time set aside for celebration during the winter? We invite you to visit the following sites to learn more about the Winter Solstice. Each link will open in its own window, and when you are ready to return, simply close that window and Children Of The Moon will be here waiting for you.

			Ancient Origins Candlegrove offers wonderful background information on the ancient origins of Winter Solstice celebrations. A must see site and great place to begin the evening!

			Solstice Science Discover some of the scientific reasons for the Winter Solstice and why it results in the shortest day of the year.

			Hunter and Sarah's Winter Solstice Be sure not to miss these wonderful reports and beautiful illustrations by Hunter and Sarah, two first graders at the Riverdale school.

			Solstice Traditions Learn more about the history and traditions of Winter Solstice celebrations such as "decking the halls" with boughs of evergreen and holly, and other customs.

			Every Ending Is A New Beginning An in depth look at folklore and origins of modern day customs that have emerged from Solstice celebrations.

			Winter Solstice Planning Guide A thoughtful and well put together guide for creating your own family celebration. Everything from yule logs to storytelling.

			Solstice Slide Show Visit Timmers Net Winter Solstice, sit back, relax and view several slide shows that are guaranteed to put you in the mood for the winter season.

			Plants Of The Solstice Selena Fox has put together a wonderful page about the plants that many cultures use during the Winter Solstice and Yuletide.

			A Girlsworld Solstice Pick up a little more information about the Solstice and Yuletide traditions and how girls have celebrated them for thousands of years.

			Build A Night Sky Mobile The Winter Solstice brings the shortest day of the year, which at Children Of The Moon means the longest night of the year! YAY! To celebrate, visit FamilyEducation.com to print and create your own night sky mobile.

			Our Gift To You Last but not least is our Yuletide gift to you. Children Of The Moon would like to share our Winter Solstice graphics with you. Please feel free to use them to decorate your own site, with our best wishes from us to you.

Thank you for visiting Children Of The Moon Celebrate Winter Solstice. If you would like to read some story books about the Winter Solstice and Winter holidays, here are a few that you might enjoy:

	Ellen Jackson, Jan Davey Ellis;Millbrook Pr (T); ISBN: 0761302972
		James Gilson, Robert Barzan: White Crane Press; ISBN: 0964538431
	Rumer Godden, Barbara Cooney ; Viking Pr; ISBN: 0670806226
		Caitlin Matthews, Judith Christine Mills;Barefoot Books; ISBN: 1902283813

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