Woodland Winter Solstice

The Winter Solstice is the darkest day of the year, so what better time to celebrate in the woodland with fire, food and friends than at Midwinter. A lantern lit walk down to the woods, hot spiced cider, roasted chestnuts and acoustic music created a magical evening for everyone who came. This is a very special night and we celebrate it every year.
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[@antifagoat6591]

Glad that I re-discovered this for Yule 2022. I will be sharing with a small group of people I work with to balance out the many, many Christmas songs and traditions that might be discussed. Blessed be!

[@WoodlandClassroom]

thanks for sharing this - merry solstice

[@woden5132]

So great to see people still celebrating like this. Happy winter solstice and Yuletide guys!

[@melolore1280]

I’d absolutely love to celebrate this beautiful holiday with all of you guys? Just beautiful!!! I do hope this year is just as wondrous? Blessed be to you all this year 🔮

[@WoodlandClassroom]

Thanks Melo for your comments. We hope you have a great winter solstice too. Hopefully we will be back to running these woodland event in a couple of years once the baby is a bit older.

[@27273100]

it is absolutely beautiful. Relaxing and peaceful together. I love it.

[@budweiserthedog4449]

Happy Solstice all, this has reall lifted my spirits thank you 🙏

[@WoodlandClassroom]

Solstice Blessings

[@leakendall1258]

Looks awesome :-)

[@tomwalton3316]

Thank you so much, happy solstice x

[@WoodlandClassroom]

Solstice Blessings

[@lets-talk-about-it]

2020... Wishing this year was like this again...2021 I will be with friends in the woods no matter what..love this

[@WoodlandClassroom]

Solstice Blessings

[@Logan-studios]

I absolutely love this, very inspired to do the same with my family 💗

[@WoodlandClassroom]

Thanks Carla - have a lovely solstice this year

[@Logan-studios]

@@WoodlandClassroom thank you so very much and you as well 🌲❄️✨

[@Chetallica]

Love it! Winter Solstice is a big celebration at my home.

[@WoodlandClassroom]

It is one of our favourite events of the year :-)

[@SharpPear]

Happy Solstice!!

[@WoodlandClassroom]

Solstice blessings

[@eleanormattice3598]

A warm Winter Solstice 2020 to all! Let go, forgive and give thanks!

[@WoodlandClassroom]

Thanks Eleanor :-)

[@J4M15]

Whilst looking online for some interesting way of showing students from very unique cultures about winter solstice, I came upon this gem of a video. Teaching far from home, watching this hit my heart in all the right places.

[@WoodlandClassroom]

WOW thank you for saying that, we hope it inspires you :-) It really is our favourite event of the year

[@knucker4931]

What a lovely celebration, great music, I love hearing mandolins. I think you might be a little early for the winter solstice though. Still, that's a good excuse to head to the woods for another party in December! Best wishes, Al

[@WoodlandClassroom]

Knucker Thanks 🙏 it was a wonderful evening. It was filmed at last years Solstice but we’ve only just got round to editing it and putting it up on KZbin, our goal was to have it up ready for this years Solstice, so we’ve achieved that! 😃

[@knucker4931]

@@WoodlandClassroom ah, I see, well done for achieving your goal. Are you planning a similar event this year?

[@WoodlandClassroom]

Yes we are running the same event over 3 days this winter solstice, fingers crossed for good weather :-) @@knucker4931

[@knucker4931]

@@WoodlandClassroom I wish you fair weather, I'm sure you'll have a great time! I'll show this to the teachers who run the Forest School locally, it would be lovely to do something similar. I take part in something a little different and rather specific to the City of York. This is how I spend evening of the solstice most year, being a member of the York Guard. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGm1q4ajfbJpa6s A different form of celebration, but one with its roots going back to the 14th century.

[@madisonrussell4359]

What kind of tea is that, that you were making? Looks amazing!

[@WoodlandClassroom]

It is hot spiced apple, so basically apple juice with mulled spices and lots of fruit added :-)

[@kerrienorris53]

I would love to know the name of the song you played at the end. I’m beginning Ukulele lessons :) wishing you many blessings for your Solstice this weekend ✨❄️ I think it might be Irish and something to do with Yule maybe 🙃

[@WoodlandClassroom]

Hi. The tune is Fairytale of New York by The Pogues. This is very much a stripped down version of the song. Good luck in your uke lessons.