We are now in the midst of the holiday season- – Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza and the celebration of the Winter Solstice. To each of you who celebrates one (or more) of these special holidays or another that I don’t know about, I give you my best wishes and hope it is a wonderful holiday season for you.
I live in the Northern Hemisphere and that fact colors my view of life and history. From this northern point of view, the Winter Solstice is the oldest reason to celebrate. I don’t know when and where humans began to celebrate this day (This year it occurs on December 21 at 5:23 EST). But it is not difficult to figure out why.