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Winter solstice

The winter solstice, or hibernal solstice, occurs when either of Earth's poles reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun. This happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern and Southern). For that hemisphere, the winter solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year, and when the Sun is at its lowest arc…

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Also called
Midwinter; the Shortest Day; the Longest Night
Celebrations
Feasting
Date
21 or 22 December (Northern Hemisphere) and 20 or 21 June (Southern Hemisphere)
Observed by
Various cultures
Related to
Winter festivals
Significance
Beginning of lengthening days and shortening nights

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related to Ancient Egypt · 33
Winter solstice → Abu Simbel, AD, Aion, Alexandria, Amun-Ra, At, Child, December, Egyptian, Egyptians, Epiphanius, Harpocrates, Hatshepsut, Horus, In, Isis, January, Karnak, Kikellia, Kore
related to Ancient Roman world · 33
Winter solstice → According, AD, Ancient History, Antiochus, Athens, Aurelian, BC, Christ's, Christmas, Church, December, Dies Natalis Christi, Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, Fasti, Gary Forsythe, In, In AD, Invincible Sun, Liturgical, Marcus Terentius Varro
related to Other related festivals · 24
Winter solstice → Ancient Rome, Brumalia, Christian, Clocks, December, England, Ezid, Feast, Food Festival, Friday, Greater China, Harvest Festival, India, Ireland, Isle, John's Eve, Korea, Man, Saint Lucy's Day, Sankranti
related to Further reading · 20
Winter solstice → Archived, Brian, Cameron, CS1, December, Deravian, Everything, Everything You Need, Handwerk, Know About, Macphail, National Geographic, Naz, Retrieved December, Retrieved January, The Daily Telegraph, The New York Times, Welcoming Brighter Days, Winter, Yalda With Pomegranates
related to Germanic · 14
Winter solstice → Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxons, Bede, Christmas, December, Greek, In, In Anglo-Saxon England, Mothers' Night, Mōdraniht, Old English, Procopius, Scandinavia, Thule
related to Neolithic Europe · 14
Winter solstice → At Stonehenge, Bronze Age, England, Europe, Germany, Heel Stone, Ireland, List, Neolithic, Newgrange, Some, Stonehenge, The, The Neolithic Goseck Circle
related to Indian · 11
Winter solstice → Capricorn, Hindu, It, January, Maghi, Makara, Makara Sankranti, Makara Sankrānti, Sanskrit, Sun's, Surya
related to history · 10
Winter solstice → Astronomical, Europe, In, Livestock, Neolithic, New Stone Age, Sun, Sun's, The, There
related to Observation · 10
Winter solstice → Although, Earth's, However, Observing, Sun, The, The Sun, This, Thus, To
related to Albanian · 9
Winter solstice → Albanian, Albanians, Albanologist Johann Georg, Christian, Dielli, Hahn, Sun, The, The Albanian

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Winter solsticeCelebrationsFeasting1.00infobox
Winter solsticeDate21 or 22 December (Northern Hemisphere) and 20 or 21 June (Southern Hemisphere)1.00infobox
Winter solsticeObserved byVarious cultures1.00infobox
Winter solsticeRelated toWinter festivals1.00infobox
Winter solsticeSignificanceBeginning of lengthening days and shortening nights1.00infobox
Winter solsticeTypeCultural, astronomical1.00infobox
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Winter solsticeis areversal of the Sun's apparent ebbing in the sky0.90text
Winter solsticeis afirst day of the0.90text
Newgrangeinstance ofSome ancient monuments0.80text
Stonehengeinstance ofSome ancient monuments0.80text

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