[caption id="attachment_17152" align="alignright" width="300"] Cornhusk mask of the Seneca (Iroquois) "Bushyheads" or Husk Face Society. The masked members appear at the Midwinter Festival to dance among the people and, remaining mute, beg for food (Photo...

[caption id="attachment_7347" align="alignright" width="300"] Winter Solstice at Stonehenge (Photo by Mark Grant. Used through a Creative Commons license.)[/caption] The winter solstice approaches and soon the sun’s course will reach its lowest noon altitude and its...