Posts tagged Winter
Event | Winter Solstice

Step into a world of enchantment at the White Feather Farm's Winter Solstice Celebration on Saturday, December 30th, from 5 pm to 9 pm. Embrace the mystical and magical ambiance of our Blue Temple Black Tie Bonfire, where Cloudwalking, Starstepping, and Inner Earth Exploring take center stage.

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Seasonal Node : The Beginning of Winter

Despite the rather drastic differences in temperatures we have experienced in the past week, November 7th is the Classic Seasonal Node - the Beginning of Winter. We in the Western World think of Winter Solstice as the beginning of Winter, however in Asia the seasons are calculated by the balance of Yin and Yang in the natural environment.

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Seasonal Nodes : Major Cold

January 20th is the start of the Major Cold Seasonal Node. The days are slowly getting longer, and in the morning the birds are singing more than they were even just a few weeks ago. The bird songs were a reminder that Major Cold is the last node of the traditional Chinese year, and we are now only days away from the Lunar New Year, and about two weeks away from the solar New Year and the Beginning of the Spring seasonal node. 

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Seasonal Nodes : Minor Cold

After Winter Solstice there are only two more Seasonal Nodes in the Chinese calendar before the Chinese Solar New Year and the beginning of Spring - Minor Cold and Major Cold.   What is more important is that now is the time of year when the potential for sustained cold is very real as, even though we are moving into Spring, January and February are usually the coldest months of the year. 

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