Winter solstice

Queen of May chooses villagers to dance around the maypole (Medieval Holidays, ??). In addition Midsummer’s Eve is the next holiday that begins in June. Midsummer’s Eve is a holiday spent to glorify the middle of summer, also known as the summer solstice. After that a favored holiday by many others is Halloween. This holiday is on the last day of october and has the reputation for all death, ghosts, and spirits; more so candy and costumes for a more present time. Although, instead of people…

still up for debate, but most believe that it was created as an Astronomical Calendar (Ghose, Tia.). If this reason is actually the truth it would suggest that even back in 2600 BC people strived to celebrate summer and winter solstice (Ghose, Tia.). They wanted to celebrate the solstices so they used their scientific knowledge and their appreciation for the natural arts to create something that is still a part of our world. Despite the longevity of this monument it is still going to erode and…

For instance, Gawai Dayak Festival, Christmas, Easter Sunday, Deepavali, Thaipusam, Wesak Day, Vaisakhi, Chinese New Year, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Winter Solstice Festival, month of Ramadan, Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Hari Raya Haji and Nuzul Quran. Tourists are amazed at the maintenance of various traditions in Malaysia. Gradually, tourists discover the distinguishing geographical features. Specifically, tropical…

The Earth’s rotation axis is tilted towards Polaris year round, where summer occurs when the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun and winter is created when the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun. The fixed tilt angle and orbit of Earth results in the apparent drift of the position of sunrise and sunset between summer and winter solstices. Retrograde Motion of Mars In relation to geocentrism, Mars on an epicycle would interfere with the deferent circle surrounding earth.…

Even as an ardent non-Christian/Atheist, I’m a big fan of the whole Christmas phenomenon. Staff and students get time off to spend with their friends and family. Many people get the opportunity to travel. And there’s a definite magic associated with being a child (or man-child in my case) opening presents on Christmas morning. It’s been a while since I was forced to attend church, but I think I can cover the gist of the story of Christmas for those who may rusty on their ancient history. Mary…

Yufeng Wu, HUMI 1 (9:30 am) Personal Experiment Don’t believe everything you see and think. It’s really interesting that our brain may show something wrong to us, but we believe that what we see is correct. There are two things I did during last two weeks. I went to the DMV(department of motor vehicles) to take my third driver test. After thirty minutes, it was my turn to take the test. Suddenly, I felt nervous and my hand were sweaty because it is my third and last chance. Besides, I started…

Aphrodite, Atargatis, Brigid, Demeter, Diana, Juno, Februa, Kore, Persephone, Prosperine, Aradia, Gods : Dis Pater, Februus, Pluto, Quirinus. Magical works to concentrate on in February: clearing obstacles, fertility, forgiveness, healing, banishing winter, banishing negative energy, spiritual purification, finishing projects. work on purification, growth, healing. Loving the self, Accepting responsibility for past errors, forgiving yourself, and making future plans. February's birthstone is…

In the 21st century Christmas has developed from its original intent. This case study will investigate the social construction of the Christmas that we know today. Social construction is a phenomenon that embodies a set of ideas created by society and is acted upon on though cultural and social practices. Two billion people worldwide celebrate the traditionally Christian holiday of Christmas on December 25th. Christmas trees, Santa Clause, gift-giving, and decorations seem to now dominate the…

Elizabeth Diller, the designer of the Roy and Diana Valegos Education Center, wanted to design a building that was not only a structurally powerful building, but an innovative, sustainable building that worked toward the goal of minimizing CUMC’s carbon footprint while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2025. The project was designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfio, an interdisciplinary design studio that mixes the knowledge from different areas of expertise like architecture, visual, and…

in his introduction, to create a homely and nostalgic feeling in the reader. We can see his usage of this technique throughout the paper, such as, "I knew night skies in which meteors left smoky trails across sugary spreads of stars," or "This winter solstice, as we cheer the days’ gradual movement back toward light, let us also remember the irreplaceable value of darkness." Then, in the same paragraph, he states his concern that children today do not have what he paints as a privilege:…