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Themis Winter Solstice Celebration
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Annual Yule Party

At GoodTimes Cafe (Map)
17080 Bathurst Street, Newmarket, Ontario
(1st lights north of Mulloch or first lights south of highway 9)

To: All of our loving friends and family. An invitation to a party on Wednesday December 22, 8:00PM at GoodTimes Cafe, 17080 Bathurst Street, Newmarket
Live Entertainment by Themis and special guests, Great Food, Beers From All Over The World

Solstice
The Winter Solstice, sometimes referred to as Yule, celebrates the rebirth of the sun to the earth, and the solstice itself is the longest (hence, darkest) night of the year.  Throughout the world, from Scotland to Iran to the Americas, ancient and modern peoples have called forth the sun on the longest night of the year.

Yule
You may have noticed that the solstice falls near the Christian holiday of Christmas, and that the word Yule is usually associated with that same holiday.  Upon closer inspection, you will find many remnants of the Wiccan holiday within the current Christian celebrations. There is little difference.

For example, the Christmas tree that is erected in many homes is a nod to the original Wiccan celebration of creating a Yule tree.  The sturdy, evergreen tree represents life surviving in the darkest time of the year.  The Yule tree was decorated with natural ornaments such as berries, rosebuds, and cinnamon sticks. 

Candles adorned the tree, representing the light of the sun, soon to be reborn.  In many traditions, a Yule log is burned throughout the solstice night to provide a light in the darkest night, symbolizing hope and a belief that the sun will return.

Yule is a time of celebration and rebirth.

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