After the longest day comes the shortest night. According to the old Slavic persuading, it was a magical time: forces useful plants Increased repeatedly, the grooms who wondered the girls were certainly shown. It was categorically forbidden to swim before this day, as it was believed that in water. On the summer solstice, devils from the water went before the beginning of August, so all day bathed and poured with water.
When the pagan traditions were resigned by Christian, this holiday was called John the Baptist's Day. And since Ioann baptized with dipping into the water - it turned out the day of Ivan Klapala. Having planted on the fertile soil of ancient beliefs, the holiday passed on and reached the present day as a douse.
In the old calendar, the day of the summer solstice and Ivanov the day coincided, but the holiday was shifted to the new style on July 7th.
Winter solstice
After the summer solstice, the day starts. Gradually, the sun comes to the lowest lifting point. In the northern hemisphere, the shortest day of the year comes in December 21 or 22, and in the South 20 or 21, depending on whether the leap year or not. After the longest night, the countdown begins - now the day will begin to arrive to the summer solstice, and after it - again decrease to winter.Winter solstice was celebrated in primitive communities, when, before a long winter, people scored all the cattle, which could not be contacted, and satisfied the feast. Later this day got different meaning - the awakening of life. The most famous sunset holiday is a medieval yol among the German peoples. On the night, after which the sun begins to rise above, the bonfires burned in the fields, the crop and trees were consecrated, cooked cider.
IN greek mythology The Lord of the underground kingdom Aida was allowed to visit Olympus only two days a year - on the summer and winter solstice.
Later, Yol merged with the celebration of Christmas, adding pagan traditions to Christian traditions - for example, kissing under the mistletoe.
The shortest day in 2018 - December 22, 2018, Saturday. And, accordingly, the most long night In 2018 - this is the night of December 22 on December 23.
On this day at 12:28 Moscow time - December Solstice (winter solstice).
The shortest day in 2018 lasts 7 hours, 20 seconds (7:00:20). From the point of view of the daylight, the shortest December day in 2018 in the shorter of the Day of the June Solstice (Thursday, June 21, 2018) for 10 hours, 33 minutes.
Also, it will be interesting to know that:
- The earliest sunset in 2018 is December 14th.
- The latest sunrise in 2018 - December 29th.
All living organisms have the need for sunlight and feel its lack of those seasons when days are shortened, and the nights are lengthened. Any cycle has critical cycle character changes. The cycle of the duration of the light day is the days of the equinox and the days of solstice.
When the lighting increase phase begins
The phase of an increase in the light day begins from the day of the winter solstice and ends with the day of summer solstice. The intensity of the increase in the light day depends on the angle of decline in the sun and the speed of its rotation. Almost day on the northern hemisphere begins to increase on December 24-25 for several minutes a day, then the intensity of the increase in the duration of the day increases.
In nature, such natural phenomena occur as the addition and disposal of the light day. The longest day is observed on June 22, then in the future gradually it is declining. It decreases day day until December 22, at this moment you can observe the shortest day and the longest night a year. In the future, the day begins to gradually dismantle its position. This happens unnoticed, the difference in minutes. A more visible result can be observed somewhere in a month. March 20-21, the day almost corresponds to the night - the vernal equinox. This process occurs from year to year, therefore 2018 is no exception.
At the end of June 2018, the days began to slowly decrease, and to December was achieved his minimum. The northernmost cities will even come polar night. Everyone will look forward to waiting for the moment when the day starts to go out. This turning point will be the day of the winter solstice, which falls on December 21-22. During him the shortest day. And the next day - December 23, 2018 - the day will be longer for a few seconds. Here in this table with the time of sunrise and sunset in St. Petersburg, it is clearly visible how the duration of the day will increase:
Magic of the winter solstice, rituals on this day
Winter solstice is one of the four main sunny days in astrology, along with summer solstice and autumn and spring equinox.
In the pagan times, Karachun called the day before the winter solstice, which means "death" or "death." People believed that evil forces can do that in the morning the sun would not go, so in every way helped him "be born": even before the dawn, the ritual fires from oak and pine flights were going and sneaked and brought gifts to the forest gods - baked cakes and prepared nods that Brought to the forest. Bread or pies put on the branches of old trees, lily sweet drinks on them - as a sentence to forest deities, to send a good harvest. Perhaps from here went the custom to decorate a christmas tree.
In the morning, when the sun boosted, His Revival was celebrated - in fact, the winter solstice was a pagan New Year. On this night also ranked, and the girls were also guessing on the narrowed. Subsequently, with the adoption of Christianity, these classes were postponed for the period of the shin.
When the longest day comes, and the shortest night in a year, and how many days does it last?
The longest day of the year in the middle lane of Russia
The largest duration of the day, in 2017, came on June 21. A few days, days were the same long (17 hours 33 minutes), and from June 24, the days went on a decrease.
When, from what date in the summer, will the light day begin to decrease?
If you take the data for Moscow, I met the greatest duration of the day 17 hours 33 minutes.
For Moscow, days will decrease in the following sequence:
- By the end of June, the day decreased for 6 minutes, and became 17 hours 27 minutes
- For July - for 1 hour 24 minutes, duration of the day 16 hours 3 minutes
- For August - for 2 hours 8 minutes, the day lasts 13 hours 51 minutes
- Until the day of the equinox (September 24), the day will decrease for 1 hour 45 minutes, duration of the day 12 hours 2 minutes
December 21 (the date is indicated for 2016) - the day of the winter solstice. Solstice is one of two days a year, when the height of the sun over the horizon at noon is minimal or maximum. In the year, two solstice - winter and summer. Solstice is one of two days a year, when the height of the sun over the horizon at noon is minimal or maximum. In the year, two solstice - winter and summer. On the day of the winter solstice, the sun rises to the smallest height above the horizon.
In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice takes place on 21 or 22 December, and then there is the shortest day and the longest night. The moment of solstice is shifted annually, since the duration of the solar year does not coincide with the calendar time.
In 2016, the winter solstice day will happen on December 21 at 13.45 Moscow time
After the longest night of the year, the duration of which will be about 17 hours, the real astronomical winter will come. The sun will fall as much as possible in southern Hemisphere Sky, that is, moving along the ecliptic, will reach her smallest decline. The longitude of the day in the latitude of Moscow will be 7 hours. The sun crosses 18 hours of meridian and begins to rise up by ecliptic. This means that after the intersection of the heavenly equator, the shine will begin the path to spring equinox. During the winter solstice, the sun above the latitude of 66.5 degrees does not go away at all - only twilight in these latitudes say that it is somewhere under the horizon. In the North Pole of the Earth, not only the sun, but also twilight, and the location of the lap can only be recognized on constellations. On December 21, the Sun crosses 18 hours of meridian and begins to rise up by ecliptic, starting the way to spring equinox when it cross the heavenly equator.
Winter Solstice Day in the ancient Slavs
Winter Solstice Day was noticed since ancient times. So, the proverb: The sun is devoted to this day: the sun - for the summer, winter - on the frost. Now the day will gradually add, and the night - to shrink. In the winter solstice, they judged about the future harvest: frost on trees - to a rich grain harvest.In the XVI century in Russia, an interesting rite was connected with the Day of Winter Solstice. The King on the bow came the belling elder of the Moscow Cathedral, who was responsible for the battle hours. He reported that from now on the sun turned for the summer, the day is added, and the night is reduced. For this joyful message, the king frightened the headman with money.
Ancient Slavs on the day of the winter solstice celebrated pagan New YearHe contacted the Divine Zada. The chief attribute of the festival was a bonfire, depicting and calling the light of the sun, which after the long night of the year should have risen higher and higher. Ritual New Year's cake - a loaf - on the form, too, resembled the sun.
The day of the pagan reading Karachun (the second name of the Black Bog) falls on the day of the winter solvent (celebrated depending on the year from December 19 to December 22) - the shortest day of the year and one of the coldest days of winter. It was believed that on this day the Terrible Karachun takes his power - the Death Deity, the underground God who commanded by frosts, an evil spirit. The ancient Slavs believed that he commanded in winter and frosts and shorten the daytime day.
The servants of Grozny Karachun - the beans-connecting rods, in which the tumans are turned around, and blizzard wolves. It was believed that on a bearish desire and winter student lasts: the bear will turn in his burgrole on the other side, it means that and the winter exactly half of the way to spring remains. Hence the saying: "A bear in Berlga turns from one side to another." In the people, the concept of "Karachun" in the sense of death, death is still used. They say, for example: "I came to Karachun", "Wait for Karachun", "Karachuna", "Crachun". On the other hand, the word "punish" can have the following values \u200b\u200b- to fall aside, crawl, "frozen" - scorching, drove. Perhaps Karachun was so called precisely because he, as it were, forced the daytime to go to reverse side, Put, crawling crawling, giving up the night.
Gradually, in the folk consciousness, Karachun became closer to the frost, which shouts the strurance, as if immersing it in mortal sleep. This is more indoor imagethan severe Karachun. Frost is just the Lord of Winter Colds.
Winter Solstice Day in other nations
In Europe, this days began a 12-day cycle of the pagan festivals dedicated to the winter solstice, which marked the beginning of a new life and renewal of nature.On the day of the winter solstice in Scotland, there was a custom to run a solar wheel - "Full". The barrel was deceived by a burning resin and drooped down the street. The wheel is the symbol of the sun, the knuckles of the wheels reminded the rays, the rotation of the spokes when moving made the wheel alive and look like a shine.
Winter solstice before all other seasons was defined in China (in the Chinese calendar 24 of the season). In ancient China, it was believed that the male power of nature was rising from that time and a new cycle begins. Winter Solstice Day was considered a happy day, worthy of celebration. On this day, everything - from the emperor to the commoner - went on vacation.
The army was brought to the state of waiting for orders, border fortresses and shopping beings were closed, people went to visit each other, gave each other gifts.
The Chinese brought sacrifices to the God of Heaven and ancestors, and also ate porridge from beans and sticky rice to protect themselves from evil spirits and diseases. Until now, the Day of the Winter Solstice is considered one of the traditional Chinese holidays.
In India, the Day of Winter Solstice - Sankranty - is celebrated in Hindu and Sikh communities, where fires are lit in the night before the celebration, the heat of which symbolizes the heat of the sun, begin to warm the land after winter cold.
Calendar of Russian People will take on December 21 (December 8 in the old style) - Anfisa Needlewoman
On this day, the Holy Anfisu Roman, who suffered for the Christian faith in the 5th century. Anfisa was the wife of the Roman dignitorn and confessed Christianity (according to legend, Her baptized the saint Amvrosy Mediolsky, whose memory is celebrated on the eve). Once the spouse of the city holder offered her to take the Arian baptism (the Arian teachings denied the unity of the god-father and Jesus Christ). The anfisa refused to the Women's naval, was burned at the fire.On Anfisa, all girls in Russia had to do with needlework: springs, weave, sew, embroider. It was advisable to do it alone, and if it was not possible or did not want to leave - spend special rites from damage.
On Anfisa, the girl sews, but an extra eye while Sewing is on the evil eye, "our ancestors said and advised young needlewomen to crush the silk thread around the wrist, so as not to prick the fingers with a needle. The same rite was protected from sowing and Icotes.
The magical force had an embroidery itself, in which some symbols were often encrypted. So, the rhobs on the towels were fertility; Round outlets and cruciform figures on clothes guarded her owner from misfortunes. In traditional embroidery patterns, images of the sun, trees, birds, personifying vitality Nature. Our ancestors believed in their strength, believing that they would bring prosperity and well-being.
Calendar of Russian people will take on December 22 (December 9 in the old style) - Anna Winter. Anna Dark. Conception of St. Anne.
The church celebrates not only birth, but also conception. From the holiday of the conception of Anna, winter hires: autumn ends, winter is hosted. The beginning of a real harsh winter. In the meantime (lace) on the trees on the conception of Anna to the crop. If the snow is applied down to the hedge - a bad summer, and if there is a gap - a frost. December 22 - the shortest day of the year, the day of the solstice.
To conceive Anna, pregnant women are strict post (on other days, pregnant days are freed from the post), avoid any quarrels and troubles, do not come across cripples and disabled people; It is impossible to light fire, knit, embroider and be accepted for any work in order to accidentally not harm the future child. People in these issues knowledgeable assure that the fire inflamed on this day can leave the red mark on the Baby's Taurus, the intricate threads twist his umbilical cord, and the poor, ugly, who seen his mother can pass their injury to his child. On conception, the wolves converge, and after baptism they run.
The memory of St. Anne, the parental of Mary, the future of Our Lady, celebrate twice a year: On August 7, Anna's Assumption Service is made in the churches, its death. December 22 - the day of winter equinox, in the south of Russia is considered the beginning of winter. It is noted in the weather: "The sun for the summer, winter - on the frost." In this morning, worship in churches is held solemn than on ordinary days, because December 22 is a day, "Faigant to conceive the Most Holy Mother."
Equinox days and solstice 2017
- spring equinox - March 2010: 29
- summer Solstice - June 21 04:24
- autumnal equinox - September 22 20:02
- winter Solstice - December 21 16:28
Equinox days and solstice 2018
- spring equinox - March 20 16:15
- summer solstice - June 21 10:07
- autumn equinox - September 23 01:54
- winter Solstice - December 21 22:23
Equinox days and solstice 2019
- autumnal equinox - September 23 07:50
- winter Solstice - December 22 04:19
- spring equinox - March 20 21:58
- summer Solstice - June 21 15:54
Equinox days and solstice 2020
- spring equinox - March 20 03:50
- summer Solstice - June 20 21:44
- autumnal equinox - September 22 13:31
In 2017, the winter solstice begins on December 21 at 19:28 Moscow time, when the sun enters 0 ° zodiac sign Capricorn. In Bishkek it will be 22:28.
According to the signs, what the weather will be today, this will be December 31. , it is quite possible that new year's night The Kyrgyzstan will have a snowy.
Light day will last 6 hours 51 minutes, the night of December 22 - 17 hours 9 minutes. After that, astronomical spring will come in the northern hemisphere - the day will begin to grow.
Solstice takes place twice a year - in summer and winter. This is an astronomical event - the sun on this day is located on the largest angular distance from the equator, and, accordingly, the height of its location is minimal for one hemisphere of the Earth and the maximum for another. This leads to such phenomena as the longest and shortest day of the year.
The phenomenon received its name due to the location of the Sun in the sky - within a few days at noon, the luminaire is located on one unchanged height - it is worth it from here and the solstice. Winter solstice in the northern hemisphere usually falls on 20, 21 or 22 December, this day is the shortest per year.
Traditions celebration
In many nations of the world, the winter solstice has been associated with the coming revival, it was believed that the longest night was before dawn. On this occasion, holidays were held, rituals and other celebrations, for which special structures were often built - Stonehenge in Britain and Newgrejnzh in Ireland are focused on the visual line, pointing to the sunrise on the winter solstice.
The ancient Slavs on this day was celebrated with a pagan New Year, better known as a wheelchade, at the German peoples - Yol, at the Romans to the III century - Sol Invictus. From oak or pine, people focused on a ritual bonfire, which symbolized the revival of the sun. Main decoration festive table. There was a loaf in the shape of the sun.
In Scotland, there was a custom to launch a solar wheel - "Full": the barrel was cooled by a burning resin and allowed down the street. The wheel symbolized the sun, his spokes resembled rays, and the rotation of the spokes during the move was made the wheel similar to the luminous.
In the Christian churches, who switched to the Gregorian calendar, the Christmas is celebrated on these days. Orthodoxy uses the Julian calendar, according to which the date of Christmas coincided with the winter solstice two thousand years ago, but now shifted later by the half months.
Signs
Winter solstice, referred to as the holiday of winter solvent, for many cultures is very important and revered during the day. This afternoon is associated with a lot.
- Some nature observers assure that the day of the winter solstice is the most frosty in the whole winter.
- The people also say that what is the weather on the day of winter solstice, this will also be on December 31.
- If Yayay appeared on the trees on this day, then next year there will be a good grain harvest.
- There is such a saying to the winter solstice: the sun - for the summer, winter - on the frost.
- On the weather on this day they judged about the upcoming crop. For example, frost on trees on the day of the winter solstice - to a rich grain harvest.
Magic Rituals Day Winter Solstice
This is a great day to fulfill meditation to commemorate new beginnings and projects. If you have conceived something new, find the time on this day, because meditation to the winter solstice is especially strong.
Winter solstice is a good day for those who deal with spiritual self-development, he inspires the discovery of spiritual spaces and reveals past lives.
The day is suitable for rituals for the fulfillment of desires. If you have a cherished desire, make it up on the day of the revival of the Sun.
Conduct rituals of healing, prosperity, gaining strength and wisdom.
The fortune telling the winter solstice gives accurate results, good fortune telling Tarot three cards, fortune telling on tarot for love and oracle.
As a treats for a festive table for the winter solstice Day, you can offer pork and lamb dishes, pies, fruits (apples, pears, bananas, etc.), nuts, juices, ginger tea.
This day is known for the winter solstice. This event, the inhabitants of our planet are observed once a year when the sun crosses the point that the farther is the farther from the Equator of the heavenly sphere. Such a moment go great for all sorts of rituals.
Some names are the Natural New Year. The sun lowers too low, after which the astronomical winter begins. From this point on, the night become shorter, and the days are longer. So, the other cycle of time begins.
Our ancestors still considered this day suitable in order to spend various rites, the RosRegistr portal reports. Some are applied even in our time by people who are fond of magic.
Our ancestors previously celebrated the new Birth of the Sun. Remarks took place at night, before the dawn comes.
At night, a huge bonfire was boned, which was thought to help the heavenly luminaire again revived. In the old days, Oak was considered to be a cosmic tree, so the fire made a bay from his branches.
Occasionally preferred to use the pine. Special symbols cut from the fire from the fire. In order to carry out a full ritual, they needed candles - thirteen red and green. So, the trees were decorated with bread and buns, and trees trunks were watered with sweet water.
Previously, people believed that they need to give the gifts to the gods of the forest, then the harvest next year will be good.
If in a short time, risky projects or changes in work are planned, it is necessary to allocate time and conduct a meditation session, because meditation gives a lot of energy.
People who are interested spiritual developmentmay take the energy of the sun. The day is great for rites at the fulfillment of desires. So, at twelve o'clock in the night, think about the most cherished dream, it will definitely embody.
In addition, twenty-first December can be healing, rites for wisdom and strength. Tarot cards very accurately show the result on this night.
The room where you plan to conduct rituals, you need to decorate with flowers or dry branches. In the center of the altar put thirteen candles. Air soak in various aromas. It may be pine or rosemary.
In order to spend the ritual, you need to take two sheets of paper. On one you need to write all the bad events from the outgoing year, whom I would not like to repeat. This leaflet must be burned and at that moment tell you that you let go of the past and do not hold the evil to anyone.
On the second sheet you need to write what I would like to achieve next year. As sub-clauses, you need to specify what you need to make a desire to come true.
This sheet needs to be kept where no one will find it. So, you can reread it when you need to add new subparagraphs and cross out those that have already been made.
Note that the sun does not have such an influence on people like the moon. You can only note the deficiency sunlight For the human body.
