"Once in a Blue Moon" ....

We've all heard that expression but many don't know what it means.

A Blue Moon is when 2 Full Moons fall within one calender month.
That would be the case this month. There was a Full Moon on the 2nd...
and another will come on the 31st.

This month (Dec.21st) also will see in the celebration of Auld called Winter Solstice.
This was one of the significant events with the Pre-Christain Celts.
It was seen (and is still seen by many that practice "The Old Ways" today)
as the day of the Death and Rebirth of the Sun (The birth of the Sun (son) sound familiar?)

Later it would be called 'Yule' or the Yuletide.

The Full Moon following this Winter Solstice celebration is considered to be the most powerful Full Moon of the year for ancient rituals.

This day (Winter Solstice) is of course the day that is the shortest in daylight and the sun is the lowest in the sky.
On the next dawn with the rebirth of the Sun, the days begin to grow longer and the sun slowly grows stronger, until we reach the Summer Solstice (the longest day of the year).

Candles, bonfires, and torches were lit to welcome the Sun back to the Earth and all those good things that come with it...the melting of snow and frost, warmth, light and the promise of a fruitful and prosperous Spring and Summer for all.

Another fact ...brought to you by...
Linda