Christmas and its shining lights may just be a week away, but so is the darkest day of the year. This astronomical moment is known as the winter solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere experiences ...

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.

Temperatures have been unseasonably warm for the winter solstice, running about 10 degrees ... through Tuesday. Christmas Day’s timing is still uncertain, but it will likely remain dry in ...

Susan Cooper’s children’s book The Shortest Day, released in 2019, is a celebration of light returning after the winter solstice. The text of the book is actually a poem she wrote in the 1970s for The ...

As the cold air seeps in and the holiday hymns turn into Christmas carols and cheers – it’s time for the shortest day to commence. The shortest of the year, known as the Winter Solstice ...

While many will be be getting set for a final day of Christmas consumerism, some people will be focused on the moment above and what the winter solstice means to them. At Yorkshire Centre for ...