On this night, so the legends say, the Great Mother gives birth to the Sun-Child, who is the bringer of hope and the promise of summer.
Winter Solstice is a time for reflecting on the quiet times of darkness - for making choices to leave negative life patterns within the darkness of the night; and a time for joyously celebrating the return of the light - for birthing new projects, dreams and aspirations.
- written by JPC in 1986
The Holly-King dies
and the
Oak-King is born.
I thought this was a wonderful story and just like The Night Before Christmas, deserves to be read to our young pagan children.
I do not know who wrote this, it came to me last year via a group I was on. If you know who wrote this please let me know so I can give proper credit.
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