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The beauty of winter is its sleeping, covered in blankets of snow. God's creation bedded down to rest; the tale of endings; whispers of beginnings; quietness and cold; with life's spark as enclosed as the fire of the hearth inside the closed and curtained homestead. Flurried whiteness and gentle star dusted nights; It is hidden and secret; plain, stark and austere. It is contrast and seamless binding of earth, water, and air. It is surprisingly bright berries and visiting birds. Winter's wonder is in its editing and the force of its emphasis. Perhaps that is what makes it a time of illuminations. |
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Winter is an old Germanic word meaning "time of water"--of rain and snow. "Wintar", German;"Węter", Old English. Winter begins with the winter solstice, around December 21 includes January, February and March. Holiday traditions featured in Winter: Season of Darkness and Light are Christmas, Chanukah (Jewish), Kwanzaa (African-American), Las Posadas (Chicano), and the European/Appalachian mummers play. |
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