Tag: Winter Solstice
The Shortest Day
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Celebrating-the-Shortest-Day.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/20/2006 The Shortest Day Transcript The Winter Solstice occurs later this week. It’s the shortest day of the year, and it takes place during what are called the Halcyon days, the week before and after the Solstice. These days are named after a bird, […]
First Snow, Magic Snow
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/First-Snow-Magic-Snow.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/22/1999 First Snow, Magic Snow Transcript It’s the first day of winter today, the time of the Winter Solstice, the ancient days of Yule, the darkest night of the year. It’s also the perfect time for the first snow to fall. In Russian villages, […]