Join us as we delve into the rituals and practices of the Winter Solstice from around the world!
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Sources:
• Stonehenge Riverside Project publications (led by Mike Parker Pearson, 2003–2022)
• Recent papers on lunar alignments (e.g., Darvill & Brophy, 2024; Gaffney et al., 2022–2024)
• Current solstice attendance figures from English Heritage and Wiltshire Police reports (2023–2025)
• Ethnographic studies of Persian and Tajik traditions (e.g., works by Annemarie Schimmel, Encyclopædia Iranica)
• Iranian cultural websites and government tourism pages (e.g., Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage)
• Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish cultural heritage boards (e.g., Nordiska museet, Visit Sweden, Visit Norway)
• Contemporary media coverage (SVT, NRK, DR) on Lucia Day and Jul traditions
• Swedish National Heritage Board (Riksantikvarieämbetet)
• Historical studies on Lussinatten and Saint Lucy (e.g., works by Carl-Martin Edsman, Swedish folklore scholars)
• Core texts: The Spiral Dance (Starhawk), Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner (Scott Cunningham)
• Contemporary Pagan publications (e.g., The Wild Hunt, Patheos Pagan, Pagan Federation International)
• Inti Raymi – Official Cusco regional government and Peruvian Ministry of Culture documentation
• We Tripantu – Mapuche cultural organizations and Chilean anthropological studies (e.g., works by José Bengoa)
https://www.discovermongolia.mn/blogs/the-ancient-religion-of-tengriism
https://hopewellearthworks.org/culture/
https://www.native-languages.org/legends-sun.htm
https://cahokiamounds.org/about/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippian_copper_plates
https://toh-atin.com/blog/shalako-at-zuni/
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