A celebration for the Winter Solstice will be taking place in Salford this December that will aim to help bring people together and promote mental wellbeing
The celebration will be held at Leyland Farm near Walkden and will feature activities to promote wellbeing during the darkest day of the year.
The event will run from 3pm to 5:30pm and will teach people about the history of the Solstice which has spanned back thousands of years to the Stone Age.
Guests who attend the event will also get the chance to make their own Yule altar
Salford residents will come together to celebrate and learn about the history of the Winter Solstice which spans back thousands of years to the Stone Age whilst getting the chance to make their own Yule altar and pay their respect to the tradition.
The celebration will also feature at the farm in Walken will also host activities that promote mental wellbeing and positivity such as guided meditation, intention setting for the return of the longer days and poetry readings themed around the Solstice.
The winter solstice celebration will be run by Natalie Rossiter who runs her own wellbeing services in and around Salford including mental health support and a wide range of other wellbeing events.
Natalie said: “People used to live much more in line with the seasons because we didn’t have electricity or TV. We didn’t live in a modern way like we do now with lots of devices and living inside so much.
“We lived very much in line with the land in terms of what we could eat and what we could produce and how much daylight there was. So actually, just a light bulb is a fairly recent invention in the grand scheme of things.
“And before that, you know, it went dark. We had to just come inside and put some candles on.”
She continued: “We couldn’t crack on with work in the same way that we do now, so the solstice was a celebration, and it was really a time for feasting and getting together.
“It’s a celebration of light, on the shortest day, so we create our own light. We create our own warmth and joy.”
She added: “People want to be in nature. It’s intuitive to us. So it’s just facilitating a space for that with like-minded people, and especially at this time of year, which can be really busy, stressful time of year and difficult for some people.”
The Winter Solstice celebration will take place on December 21 Leyland Farm near Walkden with more information is available here.
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