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 […]
FESTIVALS: June
Celebrations and Festivals: Father’s Day
FIRST SUNDAY IN SEPTEMBER Father’s Day <This is June 18th in the United States> It would appear that a swarm of demons would be released from Domestic Hell if same-sex marriage became legal in Australia; among these being the horror of pedophiles eventually being permitted to marry children – or even animals! This was among […]
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 […]
Celebrations and Festivals: International Children’s Day, June 1
JUNE 1 International Children’s Day International Children’s Day is somewhat sanguine – a little like those it wishes to acknowledge. It is variously celebrated in many different countries and on many different dates. “Children’s Day” was first recognized globally in October 1953. It was sponsored by the International Union for Child Welfare in that international […]