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Toronto Kensington Market Winter Solstice Festival & Spectacular Fire Show!

The Kensington Market Winter Solstice Festival began in 1988 and was first called the Kensington Market Festival of Lights. The festival was created by Ida Carnivali, who is the artistic director of the Kensington Carnival Arts Society. Ida was inspired by Commedia Dell’Arte, clowns, street performances, and large community and professional theater productions in the neighborhood.

Her creative ideas brought vibrant outdoor performances and a lively atmosphere to the festival, making it a beloved winter tradition in Kensington Market.

Well, welcome to my walking vlog where I take you through the Toronto Kensington Market Winter Solstice Festival celebrating its 35th year! This vibrant festival marks the official start of the winter season and honors the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. 🌙❄️

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[taratarotgreene]

Rare Solstice, Lunistice, Plus Full Strawberry Moon

2024's Summer Solstice is the earliest in 226 years. One of the 4 major gateways of the year as the Sun sits over the Tropic of Cancer, and Winter begins in the Southern Hemisphere. Sun standstill for three days. A full Moon June 21 is rare and unique

The 2024 Summer Solstice is the earliest in 226 years. This is one of the 4 major gateway dates in the year as the Cardinal season of Cancer begins as the Sun sits over the Tropic of Cancer and Winter begins in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the longest day of light in the year.The Sun appears to standstill for three days and it’s a maximum Major Standstill. The Full Moon rises the next day on…

[no-thanks-bro]

How to cope with asexuality. Like I know it's fine and wholly support it but I don't like feeling like this

[problemsynth]

I think maybe I should draw all my blorbos on like a height chart

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strong urge to just pack my bags and take an amtrak across the country

[gwenannepherae]

Weeds of Solstice.

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[marylizabetha]

Cat Sitting and Winter Solstice in Toronto

My friend went to Florida for Christmas so I got a nice cozy apartment in Toronto to myself and my favorite cat to sit. I went to the Winter Solstice Festival for the first time too. My camera is at the end of its life so I was only able to film a little bit of it because the battery is dying.

[animedublove]

The Elementalists MC

Eliana Baltimore

 • Height: 5'5 (167 cm)

 • Birthday: June 16th 2000

 • Nicknames: Eli (Foster Parents, Griffin) Little Ray of Sunshine (Shreya)

 • Pronouns: She/Her (cis woman)

 • Sexuality: Lesbian

 • Parents: Her foster Father is Jamaican-Canadian who grew up in Toronto and met her foster Mother who is Bahamian on a Carribean cruise. Her foster father is a high school track coach, while her foster mother is a tailor.

 • Personality: Eliana is sweet and caring, and while friendly she is also quite reserved preferring if for others to take the center stage. She is hard working, disciplined and likes her routines. She is a bit of a busy body and likes to be moving.

 • Childhood Home: Eliana grew up in the Jamaica Neighborhood of Queens New York all through high school before being encouraged to study out of state by her foster parents.

 • Religion: She grew up in a Christian household and finds that prayer works as a great form of meditation for her prescience.

 • Hobbies: Eliana is a life long athlete playing a ton of sports including track, soccer/football, softball, wrestling and basketball. Her favourite is soccer/football. She also took up dance as it was great way to connect with the community and help with athletics. Eliana is also a big fan if yoga

 • Love Life: Eliana has had crushes but was rather reserved romantically, as her first confession to a high school cheerleader was rejected in embarrassing fashion. Her relationship with Shreya was her first and most serious with Shreya proposing at graduation and their wedding following the year after.

Extra Facts

 • My HC is that Eliana and Zeph both go on to play Thief professionally and win at least 2 championships

 • Eliana is a major chemistry nerd, so her major at Pendergast was Potions and Alchemical Studies. I HC she plans to work in R&D with Serene & Sublime when she eventually retires from Thief

 • She loved the Kane Chronicles and has all three books

 • She still wears the ring Shreya gave her for the Witner Solstice along with her wedding band

 • She and Shreya always make sure to have a Morning yoga session so they can say good morning and goodbye to each other.

 • Eliana is a really good cook but holds herself to such a ridiculous standard that she's embarrassed to cook for others because she thinks her food isn't good

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So back before Twitter got bought out there was this account called the sun of Toronto or something like that (not to be confused with the Toronto Sun) and it posted every day from the winter solstice to the equinox with how much longer the day was than yesterday and how much sunlight had been gained since the solstice. It was great and encouraging and I miss it.

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Streets of Toronto

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Weekly Astrology December 16-22 and Solstice

Nicer aspects this week and we are getting ready for Winter Solstice on December 21 at 1:21 am PST, 4:21 am EST, 9:21 am GMT. Moon’s in Cancer on Monday which is the Moon;s day, Cancer is the Moon ‘s ruling sign where it’s most at home, bringing up all the feels, crying is easy, sentimentality is strong, nurturing, caring, feeding comfort foods, and upset tummies feature. You need to find family…

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agro's oc master list (2/?)

more links will come along eventually. i've realized that splitting up my oc universe into distinct categories is easier said than done. anyways, ocs under the cut because i don't want to explode ur dash (yet)

➼ greek gang ➼

cynthia

name: cynthia nikolaev/kılıç/metaxas/a bunch of different last names

human?: nah, succubus! (generally referred to as hellspawn) 

bday: n/a, but she’s decided she’s a scorpio

deal: faraj’s younger half-sister. has mommy issues and wants to kill her mom sooo bad. currently residing in a seaside California town where she vodka aunts it up for anyone who crosses her path. her former paramours include apollo, melia, lee, and many, many more. a member of the amica ignis. often carries a red umbrella with her. 

powers: the best pyromancy. also she and faraj performed a ritual that makes them functionally immortal—they can’t die unless the other one is killed simultaneously (their injuries give the other minor side effects; cynthia’s is blood dripping from everywhere). 

likes: annoying her brothers, trashy soap operas, and overcast weather. dislikes: her mother, the gods, and open-toed shoes (sandals are gauche). 

songs: Venus - Shocking Blue, San Francisco - The Mowgli’s, Ace In The Hole - Saint Motel 

faraj

name: faraj al-marri

human?: incubus (hellspawn)  

bday: n/a

deal: cynthia’s older half-brother. the oldest hellspawn still kicking. a frequent but unenthusiastic accomplice in many of cynthia’s harebrained schemes. as phaidonos, was one of the important thinkers/philosophers in the ancient world, although his name was lost to history. currently an anthropology professor in toronto. angel is his TA. 

powers: terramancy. a lot more powerful than he lets on. his blood ritual side effects are insane heartburn. 

likes: breakfast food, weird-patterned ties and socks, and philosophy. dislikes: using the internet, wet socks, and being seen in sweatpants. 

songs: Up the Wolves - The Mountain Goats, Mother Mother - Tracy Bonham, As Time Goes - JR JR

apollo

name: apollo

human?: deity

bday: he made it the fuck up (it’s the summer solstice of any given year) 

deal: the greek god of the sun. artemis’s twin brother. a disaster bisexual. currently running a shrine on the asteriai island with his priestesses, vega and caph. paramours include vega (current), cynthia (former), virgo (former) and more. loving their mom is the only thing he and his sister can agree upon. 

powers: can summon bow/arrows, healing, sun bullshit (teehee *blinds you*), musical magic, assorted godly powers like shapeshifting and summoning. immortal.

likes: pretty mortals, singing, and being the center of the universe. dislikes: his father’s wife, rainy days, and not being the center of the universe. 

songs: Martian - The Moxies, Quesadilla - WALK THE MOON, Neighbor - Los Elk

artemis

name: artemis

human?: deity

bday: fuck no

deal: the greek goddess of the moon. apollo’s twin sister. often quite standoffish and mean (but i love her for it), especially towards apollo and cynthia. the only people she likes are angel and shinatobe. primarily spends time in the woods—occasionally with a few huntresses and some animal sidekicks. she’s just vibing. 

powers: can summon bow/arrows, can do a bunch of animal-related magic, moon powers, assorted godly powers. immortal. can and will kill you with a single shot. 

likes: solitude, animals, and being far, far away from her family. dislikes: you (probably), big cities, and video games (she is bad at them and does not understand them) 

songs: Miranda Beach - COIN, Harlem - Cathedrals, Coole Katze - Namika

ash

name: ash fyllas (formerly known as melia) 

human?: maenad (nymph in the service of dionysus), former naiad (water nymph) 

bday: feb 29 

deal: born as a naiad, became a maenad after a meet-cute with dionysus. one of the OG greek gang along with oenone and faraj. after two thousand-ish years with and without the hellspawn twins, has settled in NYC where she’s just trying to get high in peace. hopelessly in love with oenone.

powers: nails can become super sharp talons, can control how inebriated she gets (a surprise tool that will help us later!), and can occasionally call on Dionysus. immortality.

likes: drinking, MMA, and skinny-dipping. dislikes: cleaning her room, the gods, and being forced to pick sides. 

songs: Harlem - New Politics, Cult of Dionysus - The Orion Experience, Queen Cobra - The Orphan The Poet

oenone

name: oenone

human?: oread (mountain nymph) 

bday: n/a

deal: the wine woman of mount ida. a former minor player in the dumpster fire tableau that was the trojan war. historians and poets say she killed herself when she refused to heal her ex, paris, causing him to die. that’s just not true, but her friends don’t know what happened to her. 

powers: terramancy, immortality. 

likes: wine, goats, and lazy summer days. dislikes: the gods, weeding the garden, and city life. 

songs: Prairie Girl - Rah Rah

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Behind schedule #ArtAdventCalendar Day 8: Construction on the Solstice Tower continues, and stability is paramount. As the weather turns frigid and high winds sweep over Toronto, a beaver engineer checks windspeed at the present tower height.

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Holidays 11.24

Holidays

All Our Monkeys Are Uncles Day

Brownielocks Day

Brunette Pride Day

Carménère Day

Catherine (Katarzynki; Poland

Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day

Celebrating Mariachi Day

Christkindlesmarkt begins (Stoudt's; Adamstown, Pennsylvania)

D.B. Cooper Day

Discovery Day (Tasmania)

Evolution Day

Family Day (Palau)

Festival of Silence

Flag Day (Tajikistan)

Grace Darling Day

Guys and Dolls Day

Hollywood Ten Day

International Carmenere Day

International Day of Action on Forest Biomass

International Day of the Bible [also 11.29]

Lachit Divas (Assam, India)

Maternity Support Worker Day (UK)

Martyrdom of Guru Tech Bahadur (India)

Medlar Day (French Republic)

Mothers of Civilization Day

National Border Collie Day

National Change Your Password Day (Netherlands)

National Email Unsubscribe Day

National Illustration Day (UK)

National Oliver Day

National Opt-Out Day

National Pride Day (Magnolia)

National 16-Inch Softball Day

Origin of the Species Day

Ragtime Day

Sasi Sura (Javanese New Year; Suriname)

Softball Day

Teachers’ Day (Turkey)

Use Even If Seal Is Broken Day

Vertical Marathon

Venus Day

Win Friends and Influence People Day

World Conjoined Twins Day

World Radiosurgery Day

World Walrus Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

International Carménère Day

National Fairy Bread Day (Australia)

National Sardines Day

St. Pumpkin's Day

Washoku Day (a.k.a. Japanese Cuisine Day; Japan)

World Day of Red Wine

Independence & Related Days

Calsahara (Declared; 2009) [unrecognized]

Natin (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]

New Regime Day (Zaire)

Northumbria (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

4th & Last Sunday in November

Crystal Skull World Day [4th Sunday]

Grandparents’ Day (Singapore)

International Laksa Day [Last Sunday]

International Shift Worker Sunday [Last Sunday]

John F. Kennedy Day (Massachusetts) [Last Sunday]

Judgement Sunday (Tuomiosunnuntai; Finland) [Last Sunday]

Mother’s Day (Russia) [Last Sunday]

Museum Store Sunday [Last Sunday]

National Bicycle Day (Philippines) [4th Sunday]

National Secondhand Sunday [Last Sunday]

National Youth Sunday (UK) [Last Sunday]

Seven For Sunday [Every Sunday]

Sundae Sunday [Every Sunday]

Sunday before Advent] [5th Sunday before Christmas] (a.k.a. ... 

All Souls' Day (Visu Dvēseles Diena; Latvia)

Celebration of Christ the King

Ewigkeitssonntag (Eternity Sunday; Austria, Germany)

Feast of Christ the King

Christmas Pudding Day (UK)

Reign of Christ Sunday

The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

Stir-Up Sunday (Anglican Church; UK)

Totensonntag (Sunday of the Dead; Germany)

Tuomiosunnuntai (Judgement Sunday; Finland)

Sunday Funday [Every Sunday]

Sunday of the Dead (Totensonntag; Austria, Germany) [Last Sunday]

Weekly Holidays beginning November 24 (4th Full Week of November)

Better Conversion Week (thru 11.30) [Thanksgiving Week]

Church / State Separation Week (thru 11.30) [Thanksgiving Week]

GERD (Gastroephaseal Reflux Disease) Awareness Week (thru 11.30) [Thanksgiving Week]

National Adoption Week (thru 11.30) [Thanksgiving Week]

National Bible Week (thru 11.30) [Thanksgiving Week]

National Family Week (thru 11.30) [Thanksgiving Week]

National Game & Puzzle Week (thru 11.30) [Sun-Sat of Thanksgiving Week]

Festivals Beginning November 24, 2024

Auckland Farmers Santa Parade (Auckland, New Zealand)

Gdansk Christmas Market (Gdansk, Poland) [thru 12.23]

Toronto Santa Claus Parade (Toronto, Canada)

Feast Days

Ailm (Celtic Book of Days)

Albert of Louvaint (Christian; Saint)

Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Pierre Dumoulin-Borie, and companions (Christian; Vietnamese Martyrs)

Arundhati Roy (Writerism)

Brumalia begins (Byzantine/Greek Feast of Dionysus and New Wine Festival) [11.24 until Solstice]

Brumalia begins (Ancient Pagan Roman Feast of Bacchus) [11.24 until Solstice]

Charles Schneeman (Artology)

Chrysogonus (Roman Catholic Church)

Colmán of Cloyne (Roman Catholic Church)

Day of Offerings to Sekhmet (Egyptian Warrior Goddess)

Eanflæd (Christian; Saint)

Firmina (Roman Catholic Church)

Flavian of Ricina (Roman Catholic Church)

Flora and Mary (Christian; Martyrs & Virgins)

Frances Hodgson Burnett (Writerism)

Guru Tech Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day (India)

Henri de Toulouse Lautrec (Artology)

Jehu Jones (Lutheran)

Joachim Ho (Christian; Saint)

John of the Cross (Christian; Saint)

Juan de Jáuregui (Artology)

Justus Falckner (Lutheran)

Kenan (a.k.a. Cianán; Christian; Saint)

Krisfaluchi Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Lester McBird (Muppetism)

Marie Bashkirtseff (Artology)

Mary of Cordoba (Christian; Saint)

Mercurius (Eastern Church)

Pierre Dumoulin-Borie (Christian; Saint)

Protasius of Milan (Christian; Saint)

Romanus of Blaye (Christian; Saint)

Sigd (ends at Sundown) [Hebrew, Cheshvan 29]

Spider Robinson (Writerism)

The Third Bash of the Tree-Toppers (Shamanism)

Turgot (Positivist; Saint)

Undead Understanding Day (Pastafarian)

Vainamoinen’s Day (Pagan)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell (Novel; 1877)

Bosko’s Parlor Pranks (Happy Harmonies MGM Cartoon; 1934)

The Colour of Magic, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 1983) [Discworld #1]

Dancing Lady (Film; 1933) [1st Fred Astaire movie]

Don Quixote (ComiColor Cartoon; 1934)

Encanto (Animated Disney Film; 2021)

Far From the Tree (Disney Cartoon; 2021)

Five Weeks in a Balloon (Hanna-Barbera Animated TV Special; 1977)

Guys & Dolls (Broadway Musical; 1950)

Harum Scarum (Film; 1965) [Elvis Presley #19]

Hawkeye (TV Series; 2021)

Hurry Gurdy (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1929)

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (Cartoon Short; 2011)

Lady Godiva, by Vitezslav Novak (Opera; 1907)

Love and Other Drugs (Film; 2010)

Mice Meeting You (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1950)

The Millionaire Hobo (Phantasies Cartoon; 1939)

Morris, the Midget Moose (Disney Cartoon; 1950)

Mrs. Doubtfire (Film; 1993)

Murder on the Orient Express (Film; 1974)

Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV Series; 1988)

On the Origin of Species (Book; 1859)

Pantry Panic (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1941)

The Pearl (Short Story; 1947)

Prelude in Eb Major, by Rosemary Brown psychically channeling Johann Sebastian Bach (Prelude; 1966)

Simon & Simon (TV Series; 1991)

Sleepy Time Bear (Chilly Willy Cartoon; 1969)

Symphony No. 1 in E Major, by Alexander Scriabin (Symphony; 1900)

Tangled (Animated Disney Film; 2010)

Tomorrow Will Be Better, by Betty Smith (Novel; 1948)

Toy Story 2 (Animated Pixar Film; 1999)

Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, by Johann Strauss (Polka; 1858)

Two Crows from Tacos (WB MM Cartoons; 1956)

Today’s Name Days

Albert, Chrysogonus, Flora (Austria)

Ekaterina, Katerina, Katina, Katya (Bulgaria)

Andrija, Krizogon, Krševan (Croatia)

Emílie (Czech Republic)

Chrysogonus (Denmark)

Ustav, Ustus (Estonia)

Lemmikki, Lempi, Sivi (Finland)

Flora (France)

Albert, Chrysogon, Clemens, Flora (Germany)

Emma (Hungary)

Cristo, Firminia, Flaviano, Flora, Prospero (Italy)

Velta, Viliberts, Viola (Latvia)

Gerardas, Mantvinas, Žybartė (Lithuania)

Gudrun, Guro (Norway)

Dobrosław, Emilia, Emma, Flora, Franciszek, Gerard, Gerarda, Gerhard, Jan, Mina, Pęcisław, Protazy (Poland)

Clement (Romania)

Emília (Slovakia)

Flora, María (Spain)

Gudrun, Rune (Sweden)

Katerina, Katherine (Ukraine)

Zachariah, Zachary, Zachery, Zackary, Zackery (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 329 of 2024; 37 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of Week 47 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 1 of 28]

Chinese: Month 10 (Yi-Hai), Day 24 (Ren-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 23 Heshvan 5785

Islamic: 22 Jumada I 1446

J Cal: 29 Wood; Eighthday [29 of 30]

Julian: 11 November 2024

Moon: 34%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 21 Frederic (12th Month) [Richelieu / Turgot]

Runic Half Month: Is (Stasis) [Day 3 of 15]

Season: Autumn or Fall (Day 63 of 90)

Week: 4th Full Week of November

Zodiac: Sagittarius (Day 3 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Ngetal (Reed) [Celtic Tree Calendar; Month 12 of 13]