The Holiday Season: Today

Today many of us yearn to make the holiday season
more meaningful, more loving, perhaps more spiritual.

Candlegrove traces the winter holiday season daily from Thanksgiving through Epiphany.

`November 22, 2007`

Happy Thanksgiving!

`2007 Holiday Season Calendar`

(be sure to adjust for your time zone)

NOV 23, 2007: Day after Thanksgiving, observed as Buy Nothing Day!

DEC 4, 2007: First night of Hanukkah

DEC 8, 2007: Feast of the Immaculate Conception, which marks the start of the holiday season in many Catholic countries. Also Bodhi Day in some Buddhist traditions

DEC 10, 2007: Human Rights Day

DEC 12, 2007: Final night of Hanukkah

DEC 13, 2007: St. Lucia Day, celebrated in Sweden, and sometimes called Little Yule

DEC 21-22, 2007: Winter Solstice in North America, date and time depend on your time zone

DEC 25, 2007: Christmas

DEC 26, 2007: Boxing Day and the first day of Kwanzaa

JAN 6, 2008: Epiphany (observed Sunday, Jan 7 in Christian churches)

`Earth-Conscious Holiday Cards`

Consider buying holiday cards that express your concern for the earth -- buy recycled or purchase cards that give back in some way... Here are some ways you can do just that:

UNICEF Cards: available online, and at many stores including Ikea and Pier 1. You can purchase recycled cards with season-embracing images. Every card supports UNICEF's work.

Sierra Club: holiday cards are printed on recycled paper with soy-based inks. These beautiful winter holiday cards support the Sierra Club.

Rosetti Designs
One of the most complete collections of winter solstice holiday cards we've seen. All printed on recycled paper with vegetable-based inks.

Another fine source for holiday cards is Drawbridge, a nonprofit arts program for homeless children. Every card you buy helps a homeless child. $11 for 8 in several designs. Drawbridge Store also has tote bags and other gifts with the same designs.

Winter Solstice 2007: Dec 22, 6:08 am Universal Time

Be sure to adjust for your time zone:
EST: Dec 22, 1:08 am
CST: Dec 22, 12:08 am
MST: Dec 21, 11:08 pm
PST: Dec 21, 10:08 pm

If your holiday celebration depends on knowing sunrise and/or sunset times for winter solstice or any other day in your location, find it online at the U.S. Naval Observatory. The database covers 22,000 US locations. For world locations, you'll need your latitude and longitude.

This site also lists solstices and equinoxes through 2020. You'll need to convert to your time zone from Universal Time.

Planning your holidays?

Some questions to think about:

What does the holiday season mean to me?
Check out our whole page of books that can help you plan more meaningfully.

How can I simplify?
Here are some tips from the Center for the New American Dream.

A note about the commerce links on this site: Candlegrove is essentially non-commercial. In some cases, links from this site yield a small affiliate fee. Half of all funds generated by such links help sustain this site. The other half is donated to environmental organizations.

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