The Winter Solstice

Today (Dec 21st, 2008) is the winter solstice. That is, the length of the day is the shortest, and the length of the night the longest in the whole year.

In Japan it is traditional to have a yuzu bath. I love to eat yuzu in various ways, so I rarely have any left over to drop into the bath, but tonight I had an extra one :)

It is really interesting to read about many solstice celebrations and traditions from around the world, both past and present.

But the best thing is that from tomorrow, the days will be longer. That's important because last week it was REALLY hard to wake up on freezing and dark mornings ....