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  1. Nov 13, 2022 · During the Winter Solstice, you can celebrate light (as the days will get lighter from here on out), friendship, health, winter, darkness, and just about anything else you’d like. Yule & The Fae: It is said that the Wild Hunt begins on the Winter Solstice and progresses throughout the Yule feasts.

  2. Sep 21, 2017 · The winter solstice is the day of the year with the fewest hours of daylight. Humans may have celebrated the winter solstice as far back as the Stone Age.

  3. www.britannica.com › list › 7-winter-solstice-celebrations-from-around-the-world7 Winter Solstice Celebrations | Britannica

    The winter solstice, the longest night of the year, falls on December 21 or 22 in the Northern Hemisphere and June 20 or 21 in the Southern. Since ancient times, people all over the world have recognized this important astronomical occurrence and celebrated the subsequent “return” of the Sun in a variety of different ways.

  4. The winter solstice occurs during the hemisphere's winter. In the Northern Hemisphere, this is the December solstice (December 21, December 22, or December 23) and in the Southern Hemisphere, this is the June solstice (June 20, June 21, or June 22).

  5. Dec 21, 2021 · Andrew Hasson/Getty Images. Winter solstice traditions from around the globe. Just when you think December has enough to celebrate between Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year’s, there’s...

  6. The December solstice is the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. The day has astronomical, cultural, and religious significance. Dusk in Lapland around the time of the winter solstice in December.

  7. Dec 21, 2023 · Winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, and it falls at exactly 10:27 p.m. ET on Thursday in the Northern Hemisphere. Here are five ways it's celebrated around...

  8. Dec 21, 2022 · Its winter solstice will arrive June 20, 2024, the same day the Northern Hemisphere celebrates its summer solstice. “Believe it or not,” Teets added, “we are closest to the sun in January”:...

  9. Dec 21, 2015 · The winter solstice is the year's shortest day, but the start of winter also launches the sun's steady climb towards the long, warm days of summer. The solstice occurs on Tuesday, December 22...

  10. Dec 13, 2017 · Learn more about the winter solstice rituals people practice to celebrate the first day of winter, from hot baths to visiting Stonehenge.