"And so the shortest day came, and the year died"

[jazzfish]

Joyous Sunreturn to you all. We've passed through the darkest night of the year; from here on out it gets better. Slowly, incrementally, but relentlessly. Until one day you stop and point and say, "That's a crocus!"

I appreciate the sentiment of Xmas, winter cheer and peaceonearth goodwilltoall and such. It's the specific holiday I object to. Traffic. Crazy shoppers. Family Obligations. (A "holiday" I'm required to spend in the company of relatives is no holiday at all.) So I choose to have no particular interest in Xmas, in 25 December. I celebrate the day after the longest night, the promise that warmth isn't dead. Sunreturn.

'cos you never know what next year will bring

This season I celebrate with gaming, gaming, and (probably) more gaming. How 'bout you?

Comments

[jazzfish]

I actually wouldn't mind some decent holiday traditions. I don't like the old ones because they're markers of either my old life or of things that aren't really mine.

It's not about warmer. The worst of the cold is still to come, and then the snow and we were always out shoveling and we'd drop to sleep exhausted and we'd wake up and it's snowing. It's about the promise of warmth to come.

Enjoy the chinese food and gaming. :)