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 ...

It's officially the start of a new season. Winter solstice, which falls on Thursday in the Northern Hemisphere, marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. From now on, the days become ...

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 ...

The winter solstice marks the first day of winter and the shortest day of the year, and several historical monuments like the Stonehenge in England and the Newgrange in Ireland will livestream the ...

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.

This year, Paul Winter combed through the archives and selected his favorite moments from forty years of Winter Solstice celebrations.

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 ...

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 ...