Tag result for article published on Sun December 23 2012 4:41 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Arlington Heights Park District, atheist, Freedom From Religion Foundation, nativity scene, O'Reilly Factor, Watters' World, Winter Solstice
A “Freedom from Religion Foundation” banner popped up Friday, December 21, 2012 next to the Nativity Scene at North School Park. Face north in the northwest corner of North School Park and you’ll see two messages: The Gospel symbolized by the birth of Christ as Saviour in a Nativity Scene with hope for peace and [...]
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Tag result for article published on Wed December 21 2011 5:04 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Midwinter, Shortest Day, the Longest Night, Winter Solstice, Yule
Midvinterblot. Painting by Carl Larsson in the Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts depicting a legend from Norse mythology in which the Swedish king Domalde was sacrificed at Midwinter in order to avert a famine. The December solstice or Winter Solstice will occur at 05:30 UTC (11:30 a.m. CST) on December 21, 2011. December solstice [...]
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Tag result for article published on Thu January 20 2011 8:20 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: below freezing, Chicago all-time record cold, Chicago record cold, cold, cold weather, cold weather extreme Chicago, freezing, record cold, seasonal lag, weather extreme, Wind Chill Advisory, Wind Chill Warning, Winter Solstice
A Wind Chill Advisory is announced when “Dangerous wind chills of -20°F to -30°F. A Wind Chill Warning is announced when Extreme wind chills of -30°F or colder. The average low for today’s date in Chicago is 14°F and the average high for this date is 29°F. Even though the days are getting longer and [...]
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Tag result for article published on Tue December 21 2010 5:12 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: lunar eclipse, photo-featured, Winter Solstice
A Winter Solstice total lunar eclipse on December 21, 2010, as seen near greatest eclipse, from Orlando, Florida. The most recent total lunar eclipse occurred on December 21, 2010 at 0817 UTC during the Winter Solstice. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes behind the earth so that the earth blocks the sun’s rays [...]
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