S2 Ep23 Winter Solstice

Join us as we delve into the rituals and practices of the Winter Solstice from around the world!  ----------------------------------------------------------------Sources:      •    Stonehenge Riverside Project publications (led by Mike Parker Pearson, 2003–2022)    •    Recent papers on lunar alignments (e.g., Darvill & Brophy, 2024; Gaffney et al., 2022–2024)    •    Current solstice attendance figures from English Heritage and Wiltshire Police reports (2023–2025)    •    Ethnographic studies of Persian and Tajik traditions (e.g., works by Annemarie Schimmel, Encyclopædia Iranica)    •    Iranian cultural websites and government tourism pages (e.g., Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage)    •    Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish cultural heritage boards (e.g., Nordiska museet, Visit Sweden, Visit Norway)    •    Contemporary media coverage (SVT, NRK, DR) on Lucia Day and Jul traditions    •    Swedish National Heritage Board (Riksantikvarieämbetet)    •    Historical studies on Lussinatten and Saint Lucy (e.g., works by Carl-Martin Edsman, Swedish folklore scholars)    •    Core texts: The Spiral Dance (Starhawk), Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner (Scott Cunningham)    •    Contemporary Pagan publications (e.g., The Wild Hunt, Patheos Pagan, Pagan Federation International)    •    Inti Raymi – Official Cusco regional government and Peruvian Ministry of Culture documentation    •    We Tripantu – Mapuche cultural organizations and Chilean anthropological studies (e.g., works by José Bengoa)https://www.discovermongolia.mn/blogs/the-ancient-religion-of-tengriismhttps://hopewellearthworks.org/culture/https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/native-america-celebrates-the-winter-solstice#:~:text=The%20solstice%20signals%20a%20time,metaphor%20for%20survival%20and%20hope.https://www.native-languages.org/legends-sun.htmhttps://cahokiamounds.org/about/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippian_copper_plateshttps://toh-atin.com/blog/shalako-at-zuni/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dongzhi https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/dongzhi-festival.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ÜlgenDo you have story you would like to share or hear told on the show? You can email us at [email protected] us a text at (602) 730-2224 As always, thanks for listening!