I find myself struggling for meaning in Solstice since I'm a (somewhat reluctantly) transplanted Northerner here in the Desert Southwest (and a "Quaker-influence Unitarian of uncommitted spirituality but with an inclination toward my Anglo-Saxon musical and spiritual roots"). If I think about Solstice here too hard, I realize I get sad: I'm thinking, "No, no, don't bring back the summer!" Maybe I should just be celebrating the depths of the winter?? Obviously it leads to confict in selecting solstice symbolism for celebrating! Any bright ideas? ;-)

I do appreciate Naemanson's thought: "I find that I am celebrating my family and its customs. I am helping to create a sense of family in the children and plant in them the customs that will define the season for them."

~ Becky in Tucson, Arizona