This is an official definition authorised by the Astronist Institution.
Solstice-watching[]
ˈsɒlstɪswɒtʃɪŋ[]
noun | Astroanthropology[]
the ancient practice of anticipating the winter and summer solstices, involving the building of small shrines with apertures allowing sunlight to illuminate their interiors in which prayer sticks were deposited; a common religious tradition of some Native American peoples.
Derivatives[]
- Solstice-watcher | ˈsɒlstɪsˈwɒtʃə | noun
Origin and etymology[]
- Astro-English: from Astronese, the word solstice, denoting the maximum and minimum declinations of the Sun, combined with the word -watching denoting regular and attentive observation; meaning ‘the religious observation of solstices.’