The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, and is marked with traditions and ...

As the Earth travels around the sun, it does so at an angle. For most of the year, the Earth’s axis is tilted either toward ...

She says winter solstice is one of the eight festivals in the "wheel of the year", a pagan practice based on Celtic and ...

Did you hear that Saturday, 21 December is the summer solstice in South Africa, but were too afraid to ask what that meant?

Solstices signify how life on Earth changes in connection to the Sun and how our seasons are defined and define us. When a solstice occurs, the Sun reaches its absolute highest or lowest point ...

A group in Sandal drum up the sun at solstices and equinoxes throughout the year At 09:21 GMT on Saturday, the earth will reach its maximum tilt away from the sun and, from that point, the days ...

Thousands of people including pagans, druids and dancers have gathered at the ancient Stonehenge monument for the winter ...

The winter solstice is more than just an astronomical event. It symbolizes the cyclical nature of time, marking the end of one phase and the gradual return of light. While Dec. 21 may bring the ...

This weekend, the winter solstice takes place, meaning Michiganders can start looking forward to longer days and more ...

Twice a year, the sun's path reaches its northernmost or southernmost point, creating solstices that mark the transition between seasons. Yes! If you live anywhere north of the equator ...

Monuments such as Stonehenge and the Torreon at Peru's Machu Picchu were designed in part to align with solstices. The Earth's tilt is what gives us different seasons, and means the Northern and ...

Meanwhile, at the summer solstice, the Northern Hemisphere is toward the sun, leading to the longest day and shortest night ...