Around 2,000 people gathered at Newgrange to celebrate the Winter Solstice. The ancient passage tomb is aligned for the rising sun on the shortest day of the year to shine into the inner chamber. Read more at the link in bio. #newgrange #wintersolstice | RTÉ News

simple rituals for the winter solstice ❄️⬇️ ✨ make a yule altar ✨ use white candles in your rituals ✨ make a yule simmer pot with oranges, cinnamon sticks, cranberries, apples, star anise, pine, etc ✨ if it’s snowing by you, collect some snow and use that as water in your simmer pot or rituals! ✨ reflect on the past year and those you lost ✨ look towards the future, the rebirth of the sun, and new life ✨ decorate a wreath or a pine tree ✨ burn a yule log - or even watch one on YT, may I recommen