Ladies and Gentlemen. A Merry Christmas to you all!

[AlanG]

Same to you Ron and all fellow SM'ers, especially the hard working mods

[yambam26]

Cheers Ron, Merry Christmas to everyone!

[Dave Ward]

A Seasons Greeting to All, and Best Wishes for The Coming New Year.
I haven't celebrated Christmas for many years, and I tend to batten down the hatches halfway through December - it gives me a nice quiet period to really relax!
Dave

[Guest]

Thank you Ron, last but no least on your list :smiling2:
Hope you all have a Happy Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.
I'm also celebrating .
Midwinter, Yule or the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere occurs on Dec 21, 2018 at 5:23 PM EST. It’s officially the first day of winter and at this time, the hours of daylight and darkness are equal.

At this important festival on the Wheel of the Year, Wiccans celebrate the return of more daylight. Traditional ritual themes include the Oak King, symbolic of daylight hours, vanquishing the Holly King, symbolic of hours of darkness. Ceremonies and spells promoting personal alchemy are also traditional.
Meaning starting to get lighter in the evenings from tomorrow, thank goodness.:smiling3:

John.

[Dave Ward]

John,
ummm no, it's the shortest period of daylight! Here, sunrise 08:13, sunset 16:01 - 7 hrs 48mins of daylight. The equinox is the equal daylight/night!
Dave

[prichrd1]

Just my two pennyworth,

Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Hapus i bawb ar y wefan hon.

Paul.
:smiling2::thumb2:

[rtfoe]

John,
ummm no, it's the shortest period of daylight! Here, sunrise 08:13, sunset 16:01 - 7 hrs 48mins of daylight. The equinox is the equal daylight/night!
Dave

Short daylight doesn't bother us Asians...we still work regular 12hours a day and even through holidays if money or livelyhood is at stake. Gotta lighten up a little. :unamused:

Cheers,
Richard

[Guest]

Merry Christmas too you all :smiling:

[Jim R]

At this important festival on the Wheel of the Year, Wiccans celebrate the return of more daylight. Traditional ritual themes include the Oak King, symbolic of daylight hours, vanquishing the Holly King, symbolic of hours of darkness. Ceremonies and spells promoting personal alchemy are also traditional.

And I'll bet your celebrations involve setting fire to something!!!
Jim

[prichrd1]

Jim,

You had to mention that word!!
Just wonder which kit will be sacrificed this time???
Fire Brigade on standby :smiling3::smiling3::smiling3::smiling3:

Paul.
:smiling3:

[Andy Belsey]

HAPPY Christmas to you all!
I'll try to be more active on here next year. (Hopefully it will be quieter and I can have a bit of spare time and energy!)
Andy

[Dave Ward]

Richard,
An odd thing for the higher latitude dwellers is the standard length of day for those near the equator. Singapore is almost on the equator - the longest day of the year is 12:04 long and the shortest day is 11:55 long! Every day an equinox ( almost ) The sun sises at around 7:00, and sets at 1900 (ish). You also get fast sunrises & sunsets. I used to visit Singapore quite a bit in a previous career - an amazing place
Dave

[BarryW]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all.....

[Guest]

Joyeux Noel et Bonne annee a tout le monde

John

Vraiment, oui!
(That sent my phone into a Predictive Text nervous breakdown.)

[Guest]

Yes, Happy Xmas to everyone!
Hands up if you've knocked off already...:thumb2:
Sshhh... don't tell the boss...