Winter solstice

[adrenalynn]

Careful, sssalvi - you're from another country, you're supposed to wait for us to look those up for you. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>.</p><p><font size="3">bipartisan</font>  (<span style="color:blue" class="pointer"><span class="pron"><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="2">bī-pär'tĭ-zən, -sən</font></span></span>) [Adj.]  Maintaining the ability to blame republications when your stimulus plan proves to be a devastating failure.</p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#ff0000">IMPE</font><font color="#c0c0c0">ACH</font> <font color="#0000ff"><font color="#c0c0c0">O</font>BAMA</font>!</font></strong></p> </div>

 

[datalor]

Oh be nice you all! Dont make me (and the other pagan folks) come out there and hit you upside the head with our Tarot cards and throw runes at you! <br /><img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /> <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[sssalvi]

What is another country and what has it do with pagan?<br /><br />Anyway.. let us close this subject of pagan.

 

[adrenalynn]

I was really jabbing at Pistol Pete - he understood, I'm sure. No worries! <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>.</p><p><font size="3">bipartisan</font>  (<span style="color:blue" class="pointer"><span class="pron"><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="2">bī-pär'tĭ-zən, -sən</font></span></span>) [Adj.]  Maintaining the ability to blame republications when your stimulus plan proves to be a devastating failure.</p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#ff0000">IMPE</font><font color="#c0c0c0">ACH</font> <font color="#0000ff"><font color="#c0c0c0">O</font>BAMA</font>!</font></strong></p> </div>

 

[alokmohan]

Possibly I am a pagan.We Hindus have many deities.

 

[adrenalynn]

The Hindu tradition is polythestic. ie. it is a pagan tradition by definition, yes. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>.</p><p><font size="3">bipartisan</font>  (<span style="color:blue" class="pointer"><span class="pron"><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="2">bī-pär'tĭ-zən, -sən</font></span></span>) [Adj.]  Maintaining the ability to blame republications when your stimulus plan proves to be a devastating failure.</p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#ff0000">IMPE</font><font color="#c0c0c0">ACH</font> <font color="#0000ff"><font color="#c0c0c0">O</font>BAMA</font>!</font></strong></p> </div>

 

[alokmohan]

This I learn from a foreigner.WelcomeWe sall the winter solistice Uttarayana.

 

[raaivu]

English new year(First January) and not Christmas signifies the winter solstice . Winter solstice occured around First January at the time of adoption of Gregarion calendar. The mismatch is due to precession of equinox. Pongal which is a winter solstice festival is celebrated around fourteenth january

 

[sssalvi]

Oct 5th of Julian calendar became Oct15th of Greg Calendar. Same logic says that 22Dec of Greg corresponds to 12Dec of Jul and not 22+10= around 1st Jan.<br /><br />Whereas 25Dec of Grg corresponds to 15 Dec of Jul Calendar. So none of these festivities correspond to new year.<br /><br />Pongal/Makar Sankranti would correspond approx to the beginning of Julian calendar year.