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The Northern Hemisphere winter solstice occurs at 12:04 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time on December 21. That’s 5:04 a.m. here in Colorado, perfect for the people drumming up the Sun at Red Rocks Amphitheatre<\/a>. (I won’t be there–too far away.) <\/p>\n Remember to visit Archaeoastronomy.com<\/a> for all your calendrical ritual-timing needs.<\/p>\n You can vote on your favorite Pagan Yule song(s) here<\/a>. The Northern Hemisphere winter solstice occurs at 12:04 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time on December 21. That’s 5:04 a.m. here in Colorado, perfect for the people drumming up the Sun at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. (I won’t be there–too far away.) Remember to visit Archaeoastronomy.com for all your calendrical ritual-timing needs. 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UPDATE:<\/span> A YouTube video of this year’s drumming up of the Sun at Red Rocks<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"