The Winter Solstice 2006 at Glastonbury Tor
22nd December 2006 - the weather is cold and very foggy as we begin
our climb up the Glastonbury Tor, ready to welcome the Winter solstice
sunrise.
You could not make out the silhouette of the tower until we reached
the very top of the Tor. The fog swirled around us and the usual
magnificent view over Glastonbury was nowhere to be seen. Our gathering
grew as dawn approached. There was singing, drumming, trumpeting,
a circle celebration and drinking of celebratory mead as we all
celebrated the return of the sun and longer days from now on - but
the sun remained hidden in the fog!
Happy solstice to all!
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Glastonbury Tower
pre-dawn |
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| The Druids arrive ready for the solstice ritual |
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Waiting for the solstice sunrise on
Glastonbury Tor |
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It's a foggy
winter solstice on the Tor this year |
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The Glastonbury tower is dated around the 14th Century, and the
cave beneath the Tor was believed to be used by hermits since
the 7th Century
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The Glastonbury Tor can be seen from miles around, and there
is usually a magnificent view - not this morning!
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Where is the sun on this winter solstice
morning? |
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Solstice meditation at the Tor |
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Everyone looks
to the east for the solstice dawn |
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It's getting
brighter, but the solstice sun can't break through the fog |
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What light through yonder Tor breaks? |
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We could be back in time celebrating
the solstice like our ancestors |
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Singing, dancing
and drumming to celebrate the arrival of the winter solstice
- it helps to keep warm too - it's freezing! |
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Druids prepare
the solstice ceremony |
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The solstice
circle join hands and welcome the sun |
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Happy Winter
Solstice 2006 |
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Glastonbury Tor
- Winter Solstice 2006 |
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There's no sunshine
but plenty of warm solstice greetings on top of the Tor
this Solstice morn. |
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