Ready for the first day of spring? What we know about the 2025 spring equinox, the autumnal equinox, summer and winter ...

From reflections on light and darkness to ... Steve Southerland 12. "The winter solstice has always been special to me as a barren darkness that gives birth to a verdant future beyond imagination ...

It's cold and dark during winter. No wonder our ... It celebrates the eve of the birth of the Sun god Mithra, the renewal of the Sun and the victory of light over dark. Family and close friends ...

Day and night aren't exactly 12 hours on the day of the equinox because the Earth's atmosphere refracts, or bends, light in an optical ... day of the year is the winter solstice.

Fire and light are traditional symbols ... the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer. The winter solstice may explain why Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus in December.

"It's bringing light, enlightening us, eliminating and giving us that power... like a resurrection." This energy is especially true in comparison to the winter solstice, the summer solstice's ...

People would light ... the birth of the sun by lighting candles, chanting and singing pagan carols. This festival takes place in the northwestern corner of Pakistan over the winter solstice ...

It's the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. The rice terraces of the Asuka Village are surrounded by trees that still have their autumn colors. Fallen leaves float along in the Asuka ...

We asked a few of our Native friends to share traditions they’ve heard about the winter solstice. Their answers highlight winter as a time for storytelling. Dennis Zotigh "The Snow Snake Game ...

The summer solstice, the longest day of the year, falls on Friday, June 20, 2025, while the winter solstice ... or bends, light in an optical illusion that brings more daylight than there really ...