Solstice

This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year's threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future; the place of caught breath. Margaret Atwood

The winter solstice, or longest night is celebrated in HK on Dec 22. It is a time when the pendulum of night reverses and days become longer.   A time where yin/cold exceeds yang/ hot. So we gather together to enjoy the harmony of family over a warming meal such as hot pot finishing with tong yuen or glutinous rice balls resembling the moon.  In both the east and west the winter solstice is a time of transition, of letting go and turning the page. David Bowie says You can't stand still on one point for your entire life.  As the seasons turn, we too turn towards the light, to longer sun filled days with optimism and opportunity.