{"id":1402,"date":"2023-12-14T13:06:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yacsomerset.co.uk\/?p=1402"},"modified":"2023-12-14T13:06:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:06:09","slug":"mid-winter-solstice-2nd-december-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yacsomerset.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/12\/14\/mid-winter-solstice-2nd-december-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-Winter Solstice &#8211; 2nd December 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We thought we\u2019d start the build up to Christmas this year with a session about the Mid-Winter Solstice and its important to Prehistoric people.\u00a0 We began with a PowerPoint presentation about the different types of prehistoric monuments throughout the British Isles that are aligned with the Mid-Winter sunset, such as Stonehenge, Newgrange and Maeshowe.<\/p>\n<p>We then made Mid-Winter sunset LED tea light decoration, with the sun setting behind our very own designed stone circles!\u00a0 We cut silhouettes of the stones out of black card and stuck them around foam discs.\u00a0 We put red translucent paper behind the stones and then an LED tea light in the centre.\u00a0 They looked fantastic and really great for Christmas decorations!<\/p>\n<p>We then had our Christmas party with loads of food, crackers and pass the parcel and a lucky dip.<\/p>\n<p>It has been really great year and we have a lot of activities planned for 2024, including visits to Muchekney Abbey and Avebury.\u00a0 A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us over the past year and helped to make MAYA such a success!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1402 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yacsomerset.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/12\/14\/mid-winter-solstice-2nd-december-2023\/picture1-9\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yacsomerset.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yacsomerset.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/12\/14\/mid-winter-solstice-2nd-december-2023\/picture2-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yacsomerset.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yacsomerset.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/12\/14\/mid-winter-solstice-2nd-december-2023\/picture3-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yacsomerset.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture3-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yacsomerset.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/12\/14\/mid-winter-solstice-2nd-december-2023\/picture4-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yacsomerset.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture4-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yacsomerset.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/12\/14\/mid-winter-solstice-2nd-december-2023\/picture5-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yacsomerset.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture5-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We thought we\u2019d start the build up to Christmas this year with a session about the Mid-Winter Solstice and its important to Prehistoric people.\u00a0 We began with a PowerPoint presentation about the different types of prehistoric monuments throughout the British Isles that are aligned with the Mid-Winter sunset, such as Stonehenge, Newgrange and Maeshowe. 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