The sun rising later or setting even earlier after the solstice isn’t uncommon, a similar phenomenon occurred in 2024. During ...

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Christmas, once a time to gather, reflect, and renew our obligations to one another, and the social rituals that once cultivated empathy and reinforced civic responsibility, have been reduced to a ...

On the winter solstice, the Cornish town transforms into a rambunctious festival full of dance, delinquency and Morris dancers. Our writer dodges the vegetable missiles – and learns how to get the bes ...

The celebration of the Winter Solstice is an ancient practice that is almost untraceable. While we know civilizations like ancient Egypt and Rome had annual traditions tied to it, sites like Newgrange ...

Why is Christmas on December 25th? A look at ancient solstice festivals, early Christian beliefs and the history behind the date.

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Sunday marks the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, signaling the start of astronomical winter.

Today, December 21, 2025, is the first day of winter and it sure feels that way as some of us woke to temperatures in the single digits. Today will be […] ...

Every December, the Northern Hemisphere experiences a quiet astronomical pivot, the winter solstice, the day with the least daylight and the longest night of the year. It’s the moment the Sun reaches ...

Astronomical winter began on Sunday, Dec. 21, which is also the winter solstice. The winter solstice varies by year, between Dec. 20 and Dec. 23. It marks the shortest day and longest night in the ...