- About.com: Saturnalia
 - Articles about and links to other sites dedicated to the ancient Roman festival Saturnalia. - About.com: Yule, the Sabbat of the Winter Solstice
- Links and original articles featuring the lore, traditions, and rituals of the pagan winter celebration and observance.
- Candlegrove: Ancient Origins of the Holidays
- Rediscovery of thousands of years worth of Winter Solstice traditions. The site explores the celebrations, folklore, and customs associated with the winter holidays of Solstice, Sacaea-Saturnalia, Yule, and Epiphany.
- Cards by Maggie at Rootsweb: Winter Solstice
- Online greeting cards in celebration of the Winter Solstice holiday.
- Circle Sanctuary Web: Winter Solstice
- Includes ideas for hosting Winter Solstice celebrations for families and households.
- Dark Days of Winter, The
- Describes the period between the first week in December and the first week in January called the "dark days" for the mid-northern latitudes. Learn about the the Winter Solstice, the first day of winter, that falls around December 21st.
- Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy: Winter Solstice
- Offers a scientific explanation of the Winter Solstice, the first day of the winter season. Includes a QuickTime movie illustrating the tilt of the Earth's equatorial plane relative to the Sun which is responsible for the seasons.
- FamilyEducation.com: The Winter Solstice
- Offers quizzes and cool facts about ancient Winter Solstice traditions and myths as well as offering winter holiday activities, cures for cabin fever, and tips for banishing cold-weather doldrums.
- Sacred Plants of Winter Solstice
- Features sybolic meanings for plants commonly used in Yule festivals.
- Saturnalia Advent Calendar
- Each calendar day reveals historic information about the ancient Roman winter holiday.
- Saturnalia or Brumalia: A Winter Solstice Ritual
- Saturnalia Practices of Nova Romans
- Compilation of celebrations reported by Nova Romans.
- Saturnalia Skit & More
- Features skits, recipes, and links for the ancient Roman winter solstice celebration.
- Wiccan Yule Carols
- Wikipedia: Solstice
- Defines the Winter and Summer solstices, the shortest and longest days of the year, with a date and time chart, heliocentric and geocentric views of the season, and cultural aspects, including solar terms in Chinese astronomy.
- Winter Solstice (Yule)
- Marks the time of the year when the light returns as the sun shifts and starts to move northward again.
- Winter Solstice Celebrations
- Examines the origin of the Winter Solstice celebration with descriptions of related holidays and observances such as Christmas, Saturnalia, Yule, and the Long Night.
- Winter Solstice Celebrations for Families and Households
- Features a number of ceremonies and activities.
- Winter Solstice: The Unconquered Sun
- Witches' Voice: Yule
- Discusses the time of greatest darkness and the longest night of the year.
- Yule Log, The
- Discusses the tradition and custom of the Yule log throughout the centuries.
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