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The end of world is here84

Do you really think that end of world has come?

The earth will not end in 2012 and we will not die. All of us will be here and will be writing hubs for money and answering and asking questions because the Big Hoax of 2012 Prediction attached to 21/12/2012...

28 comments    2012 survive calendar
Bard of Ely profile image83

Will the world come to an end in 2012?

2012, and in particular the Winter Solstice of 21 December of that year, has become a subject of debate with many people thinking of it as some sort of doomsday or end of the world. Others see it as the end...

144 comments    2012 apocalypse end of the world
Gaia, wrapped in snow87

Yule, the Winter Solstice

Yule is the pre-Christian holiday celebrated on the Winter Solstice. Traditions include delicious feasts and gathering around a Yule log fire.

8 comments    holiday pagan traditions
(public domain)77

Favorite Autumn and Winter Holiday Recipes

Autumn is the harvest time for crops of all sorts and of Holidays of all kinds for enjoying the bountiful harvest. The recipes below are simple and feature prime ingredients from the fall harvest. Added...

10 comments    food recipes recipe
Wiccan Festival Wheel87

Earth Festivals and Ritual Calendars

Today we tend to look at time as linear. A year's time for us is comprised of 12 sequential months beginning with the month of January and ending with the month of December, in the same order, year after...

32 comments    religion death spirituality
Chris Friend profile image61

The Legend of the Wild Hunt

   One of the oldest ghostly folk beliefs is likely the Wild Hunt/ Said to happen around the Winter Solstice the Wild Hunt was a terrifying spectral hunting party that consisted of ghostly hounds, fairies,...

0 comments    ghosts paganism folklore
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Why We Sing Christmas Carols

I have often wondered why we sing carols during the December holiday season, but not during any other time of the year. Only in the period between Thanksgiving (often earlier) and New Years, do the strains of...

3 comments    family music christmas
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What Is It About the Christmas Tree?

  Christmas has always been a special holiday for me. Even as a nurse, aware that every year there will likely be an early rising to watch the kids get stockings then off to work for me. Once at work, it...

0 comments    holiday homes tree
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5 Best Times to Use an Ouija Board

0 comments    halloween time solar
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Learning to Cross-Country Ski on Casper Mountain, Wyoming

Learning to Cross-Country Ski on Casper Mountain, Wyoming We assemble in a vertical line on a very cold winter solstice with the sun weirdly low in the sky as we clip on our skis for the first time...

1 comment    wyoming winter solstice casper
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