This lively holiday was a time for honoring their Roman god Saturn and embracing pagan winter solstice traditions. Originally held on December 17, the festivities were so beloved that they were ...

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 ...

Like all years, it will mark a turning point in the year — every day from the summer solstice until the winter solstice is ..

It, therefore, recognized 21 June as the International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice ... and December 21 (commonly known as "Winter Solstice" for being the first day of winter and ...

The Northern Hemisphere is welcoming Spring 2025 on March 20, also known as the vernal equinox. The jump into spring has come ...

In 2023, the winter solstice takes place on Friday 22 December. The solstice is a cause for celebration in some places and cultures, as BBC Bitesize found out. Soyal is the winter solstice ...

and the sunset on the winter solstice, and to take part in the same kind of rituals and traditions that may have happened at the site for thousands of years. Around the summer solstice ...

Alongside the miracle of light from Hanukkah, I grew up celebrating Shab-e Yalda, the ancient Persian winter solstice tradition ... a reclamation of two traditions, thousands of years old.

(The opposite holds true for the Southern Hemisphere, where June brings the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year.) Read on for some more intriguing facts about the summer solstice.

The summer solstice, the longest day of the year, falls on Friday, June 20, 2025, while the winter solstice, the shortest day, occurs on Sunday, December 21, 2025. Ready for winter to be over?

According to NASA, the first day of spring officially begins at 5:01 a.m. EST on March 20. The vernal equinox is an ...

The UK’s most famous site for solstice celebrations is Stonehenge. On the winter solstice, visitors traditionally enter the towering, mysterious stone circle for a sunrise ceremony run by local ...