Winter Spiral
Wed, Dec 17
|Clifford Arts & Student Center
Join us to celebrate LIGHT before the Winter Solstice with live harp music, candlelight, and a spiral of pine boughs. The evening will begin with the Ecology Learning Center's annual meeting followed by a holiday basket raffle & potluck, and conclude with the winter spiral walk.
Time & Location
Dec 17, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Clifford Arts & Student Center, 42 Depot St, Unity, ME 04988, USA
About the event
The Winter Spiral walk celebrates the turning point in the year when days are shorter than nights and we look for the light that comes from within.
5:00 Annual Meeting for Ecology Learning Center
5:30 Potluck Refreshments & Holiday Basket Raffle
6:00 Winter Spiral
Each person will walk to the center of a spiral of evergreen boughs ~ a symbol of life amidst the dead of winter ~ and place a candle along the spiral. The lights brighten the path for those who come after. This is a celebration of quiet confidence, of carrying light in darkness, of sharing that light with others.
The spiral is one of nature’s many patterns and can be found in shells, flowers, pinecones, fingertips, and galaxies. In this festival honoring the return of light into the world, we use the spiral to represent the seasonal rhythms as well as representing the contemplative journey we…