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[stellanoir]

even the most sophisticated of 8 years olds is as a celebration of the returning of the light. The old prosaic, "after the darkest hour comes the dawn, " applies. Thus some form of the festival of lights is celebrated in many cultures.

If your child is scientifically or symbolically oriented, also let he/her know that astrophysically, the Sun aligns itself with both the gallactic center and the solar apex (the direction in which our sun and solar system is travelling through space). So it's a sort of realignment of our planet with that which is most important: i.e. the greater good, charity, and what is futuristic and symbolic of our evolutionary growth.

Happy coming Solstice to you and your child !