Today is the shortest day of the year, also known as the winter solstice. The solstice marks the start of winter in astronomical terms, where the start of seasons is determined by the tilt of the ...

Get to purging and organizing in order to welcome the fresh energy of the solstice celebration. Shutterstock If we conceive of the winter solstice as the spiritual beginning of a new year ...

Because of its significance, there are simply too many Winter Solstice celebrations and festivals to list. The first that springs to the minds of many is the Christian celebration of Christmas.

so cultures around the world performed rituals on the winter solstice for the return of the sun. While some of these celebrations have been left in the past—or absorbed into other winter ...

The origins of Stonehenge are shrouded in mystery, but it was built to align with the sun on solstice days. The Hopi, a Native American tribe in the northern Arizona area, celebrate the winter ...

The shortest day of the year is almost upon us. People have celebrated the winter solstice, or the long night, for centuries. While we might be less likely to gather around a ruin to celebrate the ...

it's a hopeful promise of sunshine returning as the days gradually grow longer—and winter solstice quotes can serve as a reminder of just that. People have celebrated this astronomical event for ...