Winter Solstice — revision 40192

== Invitation == [[Image:Milky_Way_from_Wikipedia.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Gazing out into the skies On the eve of the longest night. Here we dream with open eyes On the eve of a holy night. -- [http://www.ket.org/education/guides/hymnody.pdf Malcolm Dalglish, lyrics to "Psalm of Solstice" from the album ''Hymnody of Earth''] By far the best way I know to engage the religious sensibility, the sense of awe, is to look up on a clear night. -- Carl Sagan, ''The Varieties of Scientific Experience'' ]] Longest Night Masquerade, a celebration of the Winter Solstice. 6:30pm PST December 21, 2014 at the Seed Village (1824 SE Oak St) in Portland Oregon. Please join us for a family friendly winter solstice festival on the longest night of the year. Wear a mask and/or a costume for extra fun! We'll sing solstice songs, burn a yule log (and a galaxy plate), and drink some egg nog. There will also be finger food snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. In terms of day length, it's all uphill from there, but there is an advantage to the darkness: you can see the stars! This year there will be ''lots'' of stars because the New Moon falls on the same day. Weather permitting we plan to make a late night journey out to crown point or another suitable location to look at the stars. == Planning == Relevant times * Moment of Solstice is 3:03 PM * Sunset is 4:20 PM * Party starts at 6:30 PM