It is hoped there will be some " market research " carried out at this year's solstice. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
The word solstice comes from the Latin phrase for "sun stands still". From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
The Welsh word for solstice translates as "the point of roughness," while the Talmud calls it "Tekufat Tevet,". From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
But you are absolutely right, the summer solstice is the 21st. From Wordnik.com. [Archive: Oct 08 - Mar 09] Reference
Public nudity on the summer solstice is encouraged by your peers. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - 5 life lessons that I learned while hiking the Appalachian Trail that totally turned out to not apply to the real world.] Reference
The summer solstice is a holiday that is celebrated throughout the northern hemisphere. From Wordnik.com. [Five Things You Might Not Know About Summer Solstice | myFiveBest] Reference
The word solstice is derived from the Latin sol, or “Sun,” and stitium, or “stoppage.”. From Wordnik.com. [Gift From The Woodpeckers-The Yule Log « Fairegarden] Reference
Winter solstice is a Chinese festival … on December 11, 2006 at 1: 32 pm | Reply PC Bitseach. From Wordnik.com. [Spoilt Victorian Child « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
In fact, the word solstice has a Latin origin in the word solstitium, where "sol" means sun and. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Full moons are always high during winter and, indeed, the solstice is right around the corner on Dec. 21st. From Wordnik.com. [mjh's blog — 2008 — December] Reference
The winter solstice is the most hopeful of holidays, the one that requires utter faith in the great ticking clockwork of the heavens. From Wordnik.com. [mjh's blog — 2004 — December] Reference
It was then about the winter-solstice, that is, in December. From Wordnik.com. [The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6)] Reference
Wrongly I had assumed that the solstice was the same as midsummer. From Wordnik.com. [Check That, A Fairy Preview « Fairegarden] Reference
( "The ignition of solstice is to the do warm air monthly hiking.". From Wordnik.com. [Gmail Labs Automatically Translates Your Email | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
The solstice is the shortest day of the year; it's Dec. 21 this year. From Wordnik.com. [The Olympian Online -- YahooNews] Reference
The date of the solstice is the longest day and shortest night of the year. From Wordnik.com. [Home - BostonHerald.com] Reference
The solstice is the longest day of the year with nearly 15 hours of daylight. From Wordnik.com. [The Herald-Mail Online] Reference
The solstice is the official start of winter and occurred at 11: 47 a.m. Monday. From Wordnik.com. [The Green Bay Press-Gazette Latest Headlines] Reference
The group asked for a quick hearing before the winter solstice, which is Dec. 21. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
The point being that the solstice has been a cause for celebration for millennia. From Wordnik.com. [mjh's blog — 2004 — December] Reference
Since the solstice is on the 23rd, isn’t the union of solstice and Christmas an empty set?. From Wordnik.com. [Wishing you some with sprinkles.] Reference
The rise of the Nile begins in Egypt a few days before the summer solstice, that is between the. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy] Reference
He informs us also of a very immportant fact, that the solstice was the time of wailing for Tammuz. From Wordnik.com. [Dove's Eye View:] Reference
This was timed to upset the season of peace around the winter solstice, which is known in all cultures from pagan times. From Wordnik.com. [Mumbai Attacks: Result of American Destabilization or Indian Discrimination and Violence?] Reference
BUT THE SEASON at which these firefestivals have been most generally held all over Europe is the summer solstice, that is. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Bough : a study of magic and religion] Reference
The summer solstice occurs when the sun is at its most northerly latitude of the year, 23.5 degrees latitude north of the equator. From Wordnik.com. [azcentral.com | news] Reference
There's a kind of solstice party this weekend so I've decided to go all out. From Wordnik.com. [amishboy Diary Entry] Reference
Today is the winter solstice which is the first day of winter so this is our first day of observing this commemoration. From Wordnik.com. [St. Dorothy and Relics] Reference
Mean Samradh, or Alban Heffyn, was the Celtic festival of the summer solstice, meaning the beginning of the lengthening of nights. From Wordnik.com. [Celtic Interactions with Other Cultures, by Steve Myles (Research Paper)] Reference
It is what we northern hemisphere-centric folks call the winter solstice which is really the summer solstice for half of the world. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-12-01] Reference
Winter solstice is a Chinese festival …. From Wordnik.com. [Spoilt Victorian Child « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
Remaining here until summer solstice, which is June 21 (early morn). From Wordnik.com. [Knox] Reference
The word "solstice" derives from the Latin sol meaning sun and statum. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
The beginning of astronomical winter doesn't occur until the winter solstice which is usually between December 20-22. From Wordnik.com. [Madison.com - top] Reference
Summer solstice, dragonflies flare, the un-petaled rose. From Wordnik.com. [After Loss, Turning To Poetry For Grief And Healing] Reference
And nestled somewhere in between is the winter solstice. From Wordnik.com. [Books for Kids, for Every Winter Holiday] Reference
And Belisarius at about the time of the summer solstice marched against. From Wordnik.com. [Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI.] Reference
The actual solstice is too soon and August starts to feel like late summer. From Wordnik.com. [Supreme irony] Reference
In this manner, Ascalon enjoyed as it might three days of peace out of this summer solstice. From Wordnik.com. [Trail's End] Reference
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