Longest Night

The 21st day of the month of Winterfang, the winter solstice, brings with it a period of long darkness. The sun set that evening, and does not rise the following day, which remains dark, then through what would have been night, until at last it again rises. This period, Longest Night, has many names in many languages across the world, but all mean the same thing. 
As a turning point of the year, in dramatic fashion, Longest Night has a deep significance in all religions.
To the Druids of Keledon it is the apex of darkness, the opposite of the power of light, but also the turning point when day begins to lengthen and light returns to the world. This is also the time when the barrier between worlds is thinnest and spirits unwanted and unlooked for can slip through.
To devotees of The High Path Longest Night is a time for silent reflection and to release those pains that have arisen in the past year. It is also a time when devotion to one's patron saint must be deeply renewed.
In the ancient faith of Hittah Damwena it is the night most devoted to Damwe-aisa, the Serpent Mother, for whom a lengthy ceremony is held that lasts until the sun returns. 
To the Ashani Longest Night is not a time of fear but of celebration under the stars; it is the apex of the feminine power of Spirit, and Kemedhwen and Alqawen are in their greatest strength.
Practitioners of Tharan consider a night of great risk, when Ulaan's face is turned from the physical world to the spiritual, and divine attention is elsewhere. It is a night of fear and deep danger.
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