# (Old) Winter Solstice MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [December 18, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-winter-solstice-mmp/994757 "2023-12-18T05:22:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 218
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-winter-solstice-mmp/994757/218 "2023-12-23T16:54:40Z")
> [@TruePisces](#): > > For reasons I don’t understand, I’ve been awake since around 3:30. This has become a common occurrence: wake in the middle of the night, be unable to fall back asleep Look up “split sleeping.” Before this weird invention called “electricity” this was the norm. People would go to bed around nightfall, and - especially during longer nights - would awaken after a few hours. Sources agree that a chamber pot was often utilized, and also, people would, uh … pray, yeah, that’s it! Sources agree on the praying part, too. Definitely, praying. Not at all related to how women would birth 14 children, nope, not at all. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-winter-solstice-mmp/994757)._