DECEMBER 25 Christmas Day Click! My editor turned on his Big Mac as I sauntered in. Graphics of floating holly appeared on the screen. “I want a different kind of article for our Big Christmas Edition” he said as he nibbled on his mouse – computer that is. “But I’m an investigative journalist!” I protested; […]
FESTIVALS: December
Celebrations and Festivals: Summer Solstice
DECEMBER 21 Summer Solstice <This is June 20 in the Western Hemisphere> With the first flash of sunlight on December 21 on the face of Mount Warning in northern NSW, the most easterly region of the continent, Australia will celebrate again the triumph of the light – the longest day of the year. The Summer […]
Celebrations and Festivals: Winter Solstice
JUNE 21 Winter Solstice Festival <This is December 21 in the Western Hemisphere> To depart from the usual expositional style; I have penned a small story to introduce some of the historical aspects of the all-important Winter Solstice Festival. At the school in which your author taught for many years, the Winter Festival was easily […]