The winter solstice is the day we have our shortest day and our longest night. Typically, it falls on Dec. 21 or Dec. 22 (only a few days before Christmas) in the Northern Hemisphere, and on June ...

Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. Despite this week being the darkest of the year, there’s been a focus ...

Christmas is a Christian celebration of the birth of Christ, though it also encompasses Greek, Roman and pagan traditions of giving gifts and feasting around the Winter Solstice. It is a time when ...

Winter solstice marks the shortest day of year and the official first day of winter. 5 of 10 Which Christmas-time phenomenon involves a popular holiday product parents place around their home to ...

In fact, Christmas itself began as a celebration of the winter solstice, commemorating the end of the darkest days of winter and welcoming the return of extended sunlight. Nordic cultures ...

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The winter solstice - usually 21 December - is likely to fall during the Christmas holiday. It can be used at other times of the year to celebrate the beauty of the natural world and to support ...

See first day of spring 2025 Winter officially ends with the first day of spring on Thursday, March 20, 2025. The Earth is tilted approximately 23.5 degrees on its axis, and each solstice is ...