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Happy Winter Solstice Everyone!!

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  • #2
    mountainy man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 985 ✭✭✭mountainy man


    solstice sunset ,hope you had a good one:)


  • #3
    kylith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,736 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    Now make you merry gentlemen
    Let nothing you dismay
    Remember that the sun returns
    On this, the Solstice day
    To save us all from winter's thrall
    He hasn't gone away
    Oh tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy,
    Oh tidings of comfort and joy!


  • #4
    Truley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭Truley


    Smoothly round the earth is turning,
    Turning always into darkness,
    And from darkness into light...

    Just home from a fantastic winter solstice celebration with my OH's family with included the (supposedly) origional pre-christian rendition of 'The Holly and the Ivy.' Should have written it down because I've forgotten it now, only the start which is still widely known. Holly and Ivy are traditional pagan symbols of fertility.


    The holly and the ivy, when they are both full grown,
    Of all the trees that are in the wood, the holly bears the crown.

    What's with that piece in the OP, is it supposed to be a song or something? Not the most inspiring piece of poetry I've seen :pac:


  • #5
    Killer Pigeon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭Killer Pigeon


    Truley wrote: »

    What's with that piece in the OP, is it supposed to be a song or something? Not the most inspiring piece of poetry I've seen :pac:

    I believe it's just a statement written on plaque that are put up by Atheist organisations in some public places in the US at Christmas time. Some examples:

    http://www.boingboing.net/images/_cnn_2008_LIVING_12_05_atheists.christmas_art.atheist.sign.olympia.jpg

    http://non-theist.com/wp-content/uploads/ffrf_sign.jpg

    It is of my opinion that this tradition should be started in Ireland too.


  • #6
    Rev Hellfire
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,346 ✭✭✭Rev Hellfire


    I love the way the jpg is called AthiestChristmas :p


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  • #7
    Truley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭Truley


    Killer Pigeon wrote: »
    I believe it's just a statement written on plaque that are put up by Atheist organisations in some public places in the US at Christmas time. Some examples:

    http://www.boingboing.net/images/_cnn_2008_LIVING_12_05_atheists.christmas_art.atheist.sign.olympia.jpg

    http://non-theist.com/wp-content/uploads/ffrf_sign.jpg

    It is of my opinion that this tradition should be started in Ireland too.

    Really? I hope it doesn't :o


  • #8
    Killer Pigeon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭Killer Pigeon


    Truley wrote: »
    Really? I hope it doesn't :o

    It's all part of my evil atheist plan to destroy Christmas ... muhahahahaha.


  • #9
    Tim Robbins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,008 ✭✭✭Tim Robbins


    Killer Pigeon wrote: »
    It's all part of my evil atheist plan to destroy Christmas ... muhahahahaha.

    Happy x mas to all.
    Check out Fox and Bill O'Reilly on the matter...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dASSKuZlpdk


  • #10
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    Season's greetings,
    Because you're great, it bears relatin'
    Happy What-You're-Celebratin'
    From me to you, it's worth restatin'
    Happy What-You're-Celebratin'
    Raise a glass, invite your mate in
    Whether or not the date's worth ratin'
    Take a break from What-You're-Hatin'
    Happy What-You're-Celebratin'

    :)


  • #11
    recedite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,992 ✭✭✭✭recedite


    Its probably best to leave the Christmas Carols to the believers, for much the same reasons why it's for the best that Stephen Hawking has not tried to enter The X-Factor :D


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  • #12
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    ^^ You really don't need to wiki-reference Stephen Hawking here. :p


  • #13
    Killer Pigeon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭Killer Pigeon


    recedite wrote: »
    Its probably best to leave the Christmas Carols to the believers, for much the same reasons why it's for the best that Stephen Hawking has not tried to enter The X-Factor :D

    Ah, so Stephen Hawking is the wheelchair guy :P


  • #14
    recedite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,992 ✭✭✭✭recedite


    Sarcastic gits, it was really for experimental reasons; my first ever use of an embedded link. :)


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