Sunrise, Sunset, Swiftly Fly the Years...
Happy winter solstice, everyone! (I was actually awake for the moment, which occurred at 7:42 AM Eastern time, but too tired to care much.) Clay Thompson at the Arizona Republic bravely tries to explain the winter solstice, but it hurts his brain and he refers people here. Over at the Oregonian, John Foyston adds a pretty interesting history lesson. And at the Daily Yomiuri, Kevin Short brings us down by reminding us that "in Japan the solstice is actually thought of as just the beginning of the really cold weather," but I like his detailing of how foods play a part in Japanese commemmorations of the day (can you think of 7 foods in ending in "n" in English?). Oh, and Google is celebrating the season as usual, with their latest holiday doodle underway.
Happy winter solstice, everyone! (I was actually awake for the moment, which occurred at 7:42 AM Eastern time, but too tired to care much.) Clay Thompson at the Arizona Republic bravely tries to explain the winter solstice, but it hurts his brain and he refers people here. Over at the Oregonian, John Foyston adds a pretty interesting history lesson. And at the Daily Yomiuri, Kevin Short brings us down by reminding us that "in Japan the solstice is actually thought of as just the beginning of the really cold weather," but I like his detailing of how foods play a part in Japanese commemmorations of the day (can you think of 7 foods in ending in "n" in English?). Oh, and Google is celebrating the season as usual, with their latest holiday doodle underway.
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