Although today is the shortest day of the year, it is celebrated differently across the globe ❄ Here's how👇 Saturnalia: This celebration dedicated to Saturn, the god of agriculture and time. During this jolliest and most popular of festivals, social norms fell away as everyone indulged in gambling, drinking, feasting, and giving gifts! ❄ Dong Zhi (which means “Winter Arrives”): The Chinese celebration of the winter solstice, welcomes the return of longer days and the corresponding increase in positive energy in the year to come. ❄ Toji: In Japan, the winter solstice is less a festival than a traditional practice centered around starting the new year with health and good luck. ❄ St. Lucia's Day: This traditional festival of lights in Scandinavia honors one of the earliest Christian martyrs, incorporated with earlier Norse solstice traditions. ❄ Zuni - Shalako: Celebrated by Native American Pueblo peoples in western New Mexico, the winter solstice signifies the beginning of the year, and is marked with a ceremonial dance called Shalako. ❄ HOW WILL YOU CELEBRATE?! ❄❄❄ No matter how you choose to celebrate, cheers to happy beginnings! Stay healthy, Chantel Soumis #beginnings …see more