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Candle. © L McG-E
The Celts would light a bonfire outside and bring evergreen branches in to the hall. Everyone would gather and then the lights in the hall would be put out, the fire in the hearth extinguished.
Then, in procession, the priests would bring in, from the bonfire, fire, to relight the hearth and the lights, bringing light from outside to brighten the shortest day.
The sight and scent of the evergreens would hint at the promise of Spring, that not all is dead. The light carried from the bonfire a promise of the light to come. The knowledge that though there would still be long, cold, dark days ahead the days would, imperceptibly at first, lengthen leading to the rebirth of Spring and the heat and plenty of Summer.
The promise that even on the night of the shortest day light will return.

I wish I could do this. I doubt neither my apartment complex nor the local fire department would approve of the bonfire though.
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penbleth:

Candle. © L McG-E

The Celts would light a bonfire outside and bring evergreen branches in to the hall. Everyone would gather and then the lights in the hall would be put out, the fire in the hearth extinguished.

Then, in procession, the priests would bring in, from the bonfire, fire, to relight the hearth and the lights, bringing light from outside to brighten the shortest day.

The sight and scent of the evergreens would hint at the promise of Spring, that not all is dead. The light carried from the bonfire a promise of the light to come. The knowledge that though there would still be long, cold, dark days ahead the days would, imperceptibly at first, lengthen leading to the rebirth of Spring and the heat and plenty of Summer.

The promise that even on the night of the shortest day light will return.

I wish I could do this. I doubt neither my apartment complex nor the local fire department would approve of the bonfire though.

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