Solstice Traditions

My usual practice for solstice is to spend the day in silence. I don’t answer the phone or turn on the TV, radio or computer. It’s a short and quiet day of sleeping and reading, topped off by a long walk at dusk in the nearby park and a bubble bath by candlelight.

I just read Jennifer Louden’s blog, and she describes her Solstice ritual: lighting candles in every room in the house, then going for a walk in the dark to talk about the year and all it’s brought, then turning the corner to find the house blazing with light. It sounds like a brilliant idea. I hope you have a holiday tradition you enjoy. Perhaps you could share it here.