Winter Solstice Treelore and Floral Fables

A botanical and anthropological review of how and why people around the world incorporate the botanical world into the symbolic significance of the liminal period when daylight reaches its shortest duration and life is most challenged prior to the promise of new beginnings and new life.
Tree worship, winter blooming poinsettias, mistletoe kissing, evergreen trees as symbols of eternal longevity, universal reflections in nature found in the ephemeral passing of flora and falling leaves.
Meet at the Visitor's Center in Balboa Park
[This is a rescheduled event that was previously cancelled due to parking issues resulting from a competing event on Dec 6, 2025]