I am starting to celebrate the winter holidays. For me, this means Christmas shopping.
Cavepersons celebrated this time of year. There are caves in Arizona where the transit of the sun is neatly marked so people could know exactly what day would be the shortest day of the year. Stonehenge famously marks the summer and winter solstice.
Anthropologists think that solstice information was necessary for agriculture. I think it was simple fear of the dark and wanting assurance that the sun would return to light the way. It is an easy step to light a bonfire to help the sun want to come back.
A large portion of the world does some celebrating at this time of year.
So I am going to a holiday theme faire, where I hope there will be hand made crafts, such as wooden toys, silver rings, bone buttons, and lots of great food.
It is important to take time to celebrate with your fellow humans.
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