Celebrate Winter Solstice

I look forward to the Winter Solstice every year because it heralds the return of the light.

"Winter Solstice also known as Yule, Christmas, and Saturnalia, occurs in mid December. It celebrates the birth of the new Solar year and the beginning of Winter. The Goddess manifests as the Great Mother and the God as the Sun Child. The God also appears as Santa Claus and Old Man Winter. Colors are Red, Green, and White. This is a festival of inner renewal.

Strengthen bonds with family and friends by visiting and/or exchanging gifts and greetings. Decorate your home with lights, greens, and holiday colors. Bless your home with a Yule wreath on your front door and sprigs of mistletoe inside. If you are part of a group, take up a collection of food and/or clothing at your Yule gathering and give what you collected to a social service agency to distribute to the needy. Place sunflower seeds outside for wild birds to feast upon. Greet the Sun at dawn on Solstice morning by ringing bells. Do magic for a more peaceful planet." Lore and Rituals by Selena Fox http://www.circlesanctuary.org/pholidays/wintersolstice.htm

Let's create something to honor the Solstice and the coming of the light. It can be a votive, ATC, shrine, jewelry, journal, or something else of your choosing. It must be handmade (or embellished by you). Infuse the object with your energy as you anticipate the longer days ahead. Send your partner something that you would like to receive.

Swappers must have: * 4.8 rating * at least 5 hearts from mail swaps by the time partners are assigned. If you're a newbie, there is still time to get rated! * no unexplained no-sends * international swappers welcome

I will ban anyone I deem shady. This is a celebration of light, after all :)