| 单词 | winter solstice |
| 例句 | “Who did you use? Clarisse? She was there at the winter solstice.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “You were the thief on the winter solstice,” he said. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The General had said Annabeth would only be kept alive until the winter solstice. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He wasn’t welcomed in Olympus except on the winter solstice, so he’d built his own Olympus underground. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But I had no idea how to find them, and tomorrow was the winter solstice. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “The winter solstice and the two equinoxes. Midsummer Eve tends to be the rowdiest of them all.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Tomorrow is winter solstice. If we miss sunset tonight, we would have to wait until tomorrow evening. And by then, the Olympian Council will be over. We must free Lady Artemis tonight.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z On December 21, the day of the winter solstice, something happened to Frightful. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It was already Wednesday, only two days until winter solstice, and we still had a long way to go. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “I will see you by winter solstice. Zoe, you are in charge of the Hunters. Do well. Do as I would do.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “And I shall bring it back to Olympus by winter solstice. It will be all the proof I need to convince the Council of the Gods of how much danger we are in.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The stage was decorated with colorful streamers and hundreds of twinkle lights, and it lit up the Gran’s special winter solstice cape beautifully. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “As I recall, I voted to let you live at the winter solstice. I hope I voted correctly.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Inti Raymi, a festival enjoyed in Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador, heralds the winter solstice and the sunshine and plantings that are to follow. Spare Times for Children for June 19-25 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The view through the tunnels frames the vast desert and is perfectly aligned with the setting sun during the summer and winter solstices. Dia Acquires ‘Sun Tunnels,’ Its First Piece of Land Art by a Woman 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z The Northern Hemisphere, which includes the US, is tipped at its furthest point away from the sun when the winter solstice occurs, according to NASA. Winter solstice: What is it and when does it occur this year? 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z The tombs are both precisely aligned to the sun’s movements so that a beam of light creeps down the passageway and lights up the chambers — Newgrange at the winter solstice, and Knowth at the equinox. Europe’s dead still speak to the living 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z The Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice is just one day away. Winter solstice: What is it and when does it occur this year? 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Anchorage experiences about 22 hours of daylight during the summer solstice; winter solstice brings very little light — only about five hours. Where Breaking the Ramadan Fast Includes Caribou 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Conditum paradoxium became a prominent feature of the Saturnalia Festival in ancient Rome: the winter solstice celebration of the passing of the shortest day of the year and the rebirth of the Sun. How mulled wine went from ancient medicine to an Aussie winter warmer 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Like a goose with an inverted compass, I traveled north — far north — as the winter solstice approached. In a Year of Abrupt Transitions, a Trip to Tahiti. And Calgary. 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Solstice Stroll: Glowing stroll through the garden to bring light to the longest night of the year on the winter solstice with warm drinks, cookies, holiday carols, glow sticks for kids, 4:30 p.m. Trains, the solstice, art | Weekend Preview 2013-12-18T22:32:08Z Thousands of pagans, druids and revelers still gather at the site to see the sun rise on the summer and winter solstices each year. Missing piece of Britain's ancient Stonehenge returned after 60 years 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z The event was held on the eve of the winter solstice—the longest night of the year—and was a true celebration of the season. Bronson’s Last Call: New Orleans debutante ball 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z This festival, organized by the Museum of Old and New Art, marks the winter solstice in Hobart, one of the southernmost cities in Australia. Summer Festival Season Heats Up 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z They crossed the $1 million mark on Dec. 21, the winter solstice. Cheryl Strayed and Elizabeth Gilbert help raise $1 million for Syrian refugees 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z At dawn on the winter solstice, the sun’s rays hit a small opening or “roof box” above the narrow passage. Beyond Dublin, a dazzling day trip 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z The ancient Mayan calendar draws to an end on December 21st, as the winter solstice syncs up with the end of a calendar cycle. Mayan Apocalypse Film Festival – 21 Films for Our Final 21 Days 2012-11-30T17:20:31Z But it is at the winter solstice that Maeshowe consummates its mystery with the astronomical spectacle of the sun piercing its dark sanctum of death. Winter solstice: See the light on the darkest day 2010-12-21T11:46:02Z The author of “The Thirteenth Tale” and “Bellman & Black” begins this account on a winter solstice more than a hundred years ago. Review | An enigmatic child sends a small town on a search for answers 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Collecting my key for the community-run Inn at Halona from the grocery store, I queue beside families buying supplies for that week’s winter solstice celebrations – “our New Year’s Eve” they say. Taos, New Mexico: a road trip of highs and pueblos 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z This new monument is part of a growing body of evidence which shows how important the summer and winter solstices were to the ancient peoples who built Stonehenge. Stonehenge twin discovered stone's throw away 2010-07-22T09:52:00Z It takes place on the winter solstice, which marks the shortest day of the year in the southern hemisphere. No cold feet, but towels in short supply after winter nude swim 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z One cold winter solstice day, we found ourselves alone on the summit of a rock-topped butte, watching transfixed as a huge black cloud barreled toward us in an otherwise blue sky. On (Not) Wasting My Time With a Younger Man 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Most obviously, Christmas is in effect a celebration of the winter solstice, four days late. Why Christmas is for everyone | Julian Baggini 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z At the winter solstice, the setting sun shines through the entry tunnel, illuminating the entrance to the main cell. Scotland’s Orkney Islands: remote rewards far from the maddening crowds 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z "The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year," according to the National Weather Service. Winter solstice: What is it and when does it occur this year? 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z But twice a year, at the summer and winter solstices, Make Music New York invites them to come together to play, sing and listen to an array of sounds as diverse as the city itself. Review: Make Music New York Teaches Buildings How to Sing 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Benjamin chose the winter solstice as our wedding day; December 21, dark by 4 p.m., the trees jeweled with ice. I love my dog as much as my child 2012-11-10T17:00:00Z Planetarium Show SAT Astronomer discusses the winter solstice and Mayan prophesies; telescopes available if the sky is clear, 7 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2012-12-06T02:12:12Z Make Music’s participatory programs on the winter solstice are dotted throughout the city, and take the form of roving performances. 5 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z On the winter solstice, we have the fewest hours of sunlight in the whole year. Winter solstice: What is it and when does it occur this year? 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Stonehenge draws over a million tourists a year as well as hippies, druids and pagan worshippers who flock to its stones to celebrate the summer and winter solstices. Road blighting Stonehenge to be buried in solstice-compliant plan 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z They should remember that these traditions are not exclusively Christian in nature and that there are many reasons people have celebrations surrounding the winter solstice. Atheists aren't fighting a "war on Christmas" — many of us even celebrate it 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z And after the dark, dark time we’ve been through, this year’s winter solstice, marking the start of slow climb back into light, may carry more metaphorical weight than usual. Seeing the Met’s Greatest Hits as Artists Painted Them 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z The winter solstice occurs annually on Dec. 21 or 22 — and from there, the days will start to grow longer. Winter solstice: What is it and when does it occur this year? 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Nowadays, when we’re no longer marking the winter solstice and full moons and what have you with communal rituals, live dance is a relatively unusual thing. Dance audiences are too caught up in the performance to be rude 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z The winter solstice, when the sky is its darkest, has been a notable day of celebration in agrarian societies throughout human history. The Christmas tree is a tradition older than Christmas 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z This time of year, Newgrange takes on a special significance when the site becomes mysteriously aligned with the rising sun at the winter solstice, flooding its interior with an almost mystical light. Jane Smiley Explores Ancient Ireland’s Mysterious Tombs 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Thank goodness, then, for the optimism of the pagans: Imbolc, or St Brigid’s Day, is a Gaelic festival at the start of February, halfway between the winter solstice and spring equinox. Thomasina Miers’s easy recipe for brussels sprout gratin with fennel salami 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z More than five thousand pagans, druids and revelers gathered at Britain's ancient monument Stonehenge on Wednesday to celebrate the winter solstice. Thousands gather at Stonehenge for winter solstice 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z The first call had come from my father on the morning of the winter solstice. Are You There, Dad? It’s Me, Alice 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z On a Solstice, Music Can Pop Up Anywhere New York became an outdoor concert hall on Friday, when Make Music Winter organized events in public spaces in the city for the winter solstice. For the Solstice, a Bach Appearance on the G Train 2012-12-23T22:44:46Z Stand outside exactly 25 feet from a corner of the Pentagon, at dawn on the winter solstice, and you will discover your butt has frozen. Style Invitational: It’s birthday-parody time! Plus fake D.C. trivia. 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z It's quite a journey from ancient winter solstice feasts to suburban holiday cookie swap parties. Cookies, cakes and a little Christmas history: 5 of our best stories about holiday sweets 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z On the night of winter solstice, having disguised himself as one of the shunned and listless creatures, the narrator uncovers the hideous truth about Mirocaw, his former teacher and himself. Michael Dirda’s picks for Halloween chillers: Get ready to be grossed out 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Give yourself an early present for whatever religious/winter solstice festival you celebrate. The Met's Don Carlo: Verdi's Masterpiece, for Everyone 2010-12-10T21:50:00Z The founder of Make Music New York is Aaron Friedman, a composer and political activist who decided it was time to add a winter solstice edition. Make Music Winter Brings Music Outdoors 2011-12-22T23:27:08Z Solstice Stroll: Walk through the garden on the winter solstice with warm drinks, holiday carols, glow sticks, 4:30-9 p.m. Museums, animals and ice skating | Community Corner 2013-12-19T23:03:48Z While Dec. 25 was ostensibly a Christian holiday, many Europeans simply carried over traditions from winter solstice celebrations, which were notoriously raucous affairs. The Christmas tree is a tradition older than Christmas 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z This year’s lineup on the winter solstice features an eclectic array of experimental, audience participatory parades in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan. Opera & Classical Music Listings for Dec. 19-25 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z First off, forget the Druids: “No convincing evidence of winter solstice celebrations in pagan Europe has survived.” Review | Christmas: Holy day, holiday or nostalgic wish? 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Inspired by Mr. Zorn’s visit to Newgrange, an ancient burial site in Ireland cannily designed to admit daylight on the winter solstice, the piece included passages from “The Song of Amergin,” a Celtic sacred text. Music Review: John Zorn’s ‘Sacred Voices’ at the Guggenheim Museum 2013-06-24T21:20:40Z Unabashed, we get the garden incinerator out on the night of the winter solstice, prepare ceremonial food and drink, and get the flames licking the sky. The question we came to dread: ‘Are you going for a second child?’ 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z “Hogmanay” is the Scots word for “last day of the year” and its origins stretch back to celebrations of the winter solstice by the Vikings in late December. Hogmanay lights up Scotland with fireworks, and Franz Ferdinand 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Like most traditions now associated with Christmas, it's partially borrowed from winter solstice festivals. A brief history of the Christmas cookie 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z He saw two women - not dressed particularly fancy or fashion forward - who crossed each other on the street one day at just the right moment of a winter solstice. NY Fashion Week fades to black on runway and off 2013-02-13T21:35:13Z The winter solstice is a turning point—a point at which the Earth’s northern hemisphere reaches its most distant point from the sun. This Week in Fiction: Anne Enright on Writing from Life 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Around winter solstice it grows dark at 4 p.m. in our latitudes, so the sky looked like cabbage soup. Home at Last in the Wind, Rain and Isolation of the North Sea Coast 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Stonehenge draws over a million tourists a year as well as hippies, druids and pagan worshippers who flock to its stones to celebrate the summer and winter solstices. Road blighting Stonehenge to be buried in solstice-compliant plan 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Tongue-tied ... detail from a Mayan limestone relief of a blood-letting ritual The mythical Mayan apocalypse is definitely adding spice to this year's winter solstice. Mayan art: waiting for the end of the world 2012-12-20T13:26:00Z This year’s lineup on the winter solstice features an eclectic array of experimental, audience participatory parades in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan. Classical Music & Opera Listings for Dec. 18-24 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Daylight hours will whittle down until the December winter solstice, when Seattle gets just eight hours and 25 minutes of sunlight. Sunny, cool week to come, with ‘minor disturbance’ Monday 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Editor Ellen Datlow collects diabolical tales embracing winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, when cultures around the world conjure sinister stories of vengeful spirits. A Fictional Psychological Thriller about the Rise of AI 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, at the winter solstice, the Northern Hemisphere is leaning away from the sun — leading to the shortest day and longest night of the year. The fall equinox is here. What does that mean? 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z It was winter solstice, a time when families typically eat tangyuan together, and she was away from family. MeToo charges against celebrities shake Taiwan showbiz 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Dark Mofo culminated on Thursday as two thousand swimmers stripped off and waded nude into the icy river Derwent on the winter solstice and shortest day of the year. Blood, sex and a little magic: Tasmania marks a decade of offbeat festival 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z That's a gain of 7 hours and 34 minutes since winter solstice. Seattle’s first day of summer arrives with sunny and warm weather 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z After all, the stones match perfectly with the sun at both the summer and winter solstices. Summer solstice brings druids, pagans and thousands of curious people to Stonehenge 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z The winter solstice falls between December 20 and 23. The fall equinox is here. What does that mean? 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Traditionally, summer and winter solstices helped mark the changing of the seasons—along with their counterparts, the spring and autumnal equinoxes. What is the summer solstice? Here’s what you need to know. 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Police initially banned the first winter solstice swim for public indecency. Blood, sex and a little magic: Tasmania marks a decade of offbeat festival 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z On Dec. 21, the winter solstice, in Fairfax, the sun rose at 7:24 a.m. standard time. Opinion | Our clocks aren’t broken. Congress doesn’t need to fix them. 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z According to a legislative report, Lunar New Year celebrations include Chinese New Year, also called Spring Festival, which starts with the second new moon after the winter solstice and can be celebrated over 15 days. WA lawmakers could make Lunar New Year an official state holiday 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Saturday could also be seen as a meteorological milestone: We had voyaged more than half the stretch from the winter solstice to the spring equinox. With a high of 32, Saturday’s warmest hours were still freezing 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z By Friday we northern hemisphere folks had found ourselves more than five weeks from the winter solstice. Friday seemed to be January’s effort to appear normal 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z These Pacific Northwesterners eagerly embraced the darkness on the winter solstice. Embrace ‘The Big Dark’: A photo essay of Seattle’s shortest day of the year 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z At noontime on a day soon after the winter solstice, the sun is barely above the treetops. Advice | In Sweden, embracing the cozy charm of a Nordic winter Celebrations have been taking place at Stonehenge to mark the winter solstice. 'Fantastic' winter solstice marked at Stonehenge 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z The winter solstice is celebrated in a variety of ways across much of Asia. Five winter solstice practices that honor the dark time of year — and Earth’s rhythms 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z But as we approach the end of the year and the darkest hours of the winter solstice, it seems like a good time to reflect on things that brought some light to our world. 6 sources of social justice joy in 2022 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Saturday, at four days before the Dec. 21 winter solstice, came at a time when our daylight is near its yearly minimum and darkness is at a maximum. Days dwindle, and still get shorter as solstice nears 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z The winter solstice is Dec. 21, the longest night of the year. The winter solstice: How Seattleites embrace the dark and ignite the light on the longest night of the year | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Next week, our region may start to look a little more like the North Pole, just in time for the winter solstice and with Christmas around the corner. Seattle weather forecast: When snow may fall in the lowlands 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Because the winter solstice is the longest night of the year, it is the time of the highest peak of yin energy, he said. Five winter solstice practices that honor the dark time of year — and Earth’s rhythms 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z By the time we reach the winter solstice, Dec. 21 this year, our region will receive just half the number of daylight hours than we enjoy on the celestial flip side in summer. Seattle-area holiday garden displays cast a magical light on the darkness 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z We’re wired to awaken as the sun rises, and as the winter solstice nears and sunrise gets later again, you may benefit from some artificial help in the form of a sunrise alarm clock. Time Warp 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z The days will continue to get longer after the winter solstice, I'm pretty sure of it. Why we should set our clocks back in November and keep them there 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z That will come, of course, after December’s winter solstice, when the sun will set at a grim 4:20 p.m. Hello, ‘Big Dark’: Wednesday is year’s final sunset as late as 6 p.m. 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z These are our 21st-century markers that we are entering the time of the winter solstice. Five winter solstice practices that honor the dark time of year — and Earth’s rhythms 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z As of Saturday, we had gone one-third of the way from the autumn equinox to the winter solstice. Saturday afternoon was warmer than average, but the morning was cooler 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z This is the date of the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Everyone celebrated the birth of Christ in conjunction with the winter solstice. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The name is a New Yorker-style nod to Stonehenge, the ancient rock structure in the English countryside that aligns with the sunsets and sunrises during the summer and winter solstices. Manhattanhenge Is Back for Picture-Perfect Sunsets on New York’s Grid 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Throughout the ages, the winter solstice has been understood as a cosmic turning point. Five winter solstice practices that honor the dark time of year — and Earth’s rhythms 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z If someone stood in those prints, she says, they would have faced where the Sun rose over the horizon on the winter solstice, the year’s shortest day. What did the ancient Maya see in the stars? Their descendants team up with scientists to find out 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z In our own time, we continue the winter solstice tradition with various holiday celebrations around that December date. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Experts from the 17th and 18th centuries believed it served as a Druid temple, and even to this day, modern Druids flock to the site to celebrate the spiritually significant summer and winter solstices. Queen Elizabeth II’s image was projected onto Stonehenge. Cue the controversy. 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z At the winter solstice, the sun rises in Portland, Maine, at 7:14 a.m. and in Louisville at 8 a.m. Opinion | Americans want later sunsets and their sunrises right on time 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z In the Chumash tradition, Old Man Sun carries a torch as he makes his way across the sky and the winter solstice marks the start of his annual journey. Five winter solstice practices that honor the dark time of year — and Earth’s rhythms 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z DST shifts an hour of sunlight from the morning to the evening, which during the winter solstice in New York City would move sunrise from 7:10 A.M. to 8:10 A.M. Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent? Let’s Sleep on It 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z And the coldest times of winter are a month or more after the winter solstice. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z It was the bright sun of a day almost exactly two-thirds of the way from the darkness of the winter solstice to the buoyant hope of the spring equinox. Spring came Friday morning, but soon left town 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z “As we get further away from the winter solstice and the length of the day gets longer, we have more hours of sunlight,” he said. Is climate change heating up the Super Bowl? 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z One way to see our collective urge to light up the darkness around the winter solstice is that we are communicating to the universe that we want and need the sun to return. Five winter solstice practices that honor the dark time of year — and Earth’s rhythms 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z We had voyaged 46 days from the winter solstice, and toward the brightness of spring. With Saturday, three months of short dark days near an end 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z Once a year sunlight reaches that central chamber, and that tells you it’s the winter solstice. How Measuring Time Shaped History 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z While it has only been about a month since the winter solstice on Dec. 21, there’s more good news for anyone else missing the sun: We’re six weeks away from sunsets after 7 p.m. Seattle’s post-5 p.m. sunsets are here 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z For example, on Saturday, as we marched another day further from the winter solstice and closer to spring, our temperature refused to be confined to the nether regions of the thermometer. On Saturday, we climbed above freezing, but only for a few hours 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z Once again we have entered the time of the winter solstice — when daylight is scarce and the creeping darkness seems to whisper: Slow down. Five winter solstice practices that honor the dark time of year — and Earth’s rhythms 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z However heated the academic debate, the air was chilly when a convoy of sturdy jeeps with four-wheel drive set out for the mountain through jagged terrain at dawn on the day of the winter solstice. Is That a Burning Bush? Is This Mt. Sinai? Solstice Bolsters a Claim 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z The origin of this is that Su Song was sent to offer greetings on the winter solstice to a neighboring kingdom. How Measuring Time Shaped History 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z And now, on the long night of the winter solstice, the oft-imperiled Main Stem mainstay with caricature-covered walls was ready to try again. Sardi’s is back after 648 days, its fortunes tied to Broadway 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z The New Age movement’s syncretism — what Laycock calls a “cultic milieu” of different spiritual beliefs and practices — is evident in the gathering Rivera organized for the winter solstice this month. Ohio indigenous sacred sites become a flashpoint 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Although shrouded in myths, the winter solstice is a physical event that occurs this year on Dec. 21. Five winter solstice practices that honor the dark time of year — and Earth’s rhythms 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Whether this is Mount Sinai and the winter solstice phenomenon the burning bush “is in the eye of the beholder,” Mr. Shilo said. Is That a Burning Bush? Is This Mt. Sinai? Solstice Bolsters a Claim 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z During the long drive home through fog on icy roads on the winter solstice, I felt at peace having spent time outside. Postcard from Yosemite and beyond: Winter snowfall blankets the Sierra 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Hundreds of people are gathering at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice sunrise. Crowds gather for winter solstice at Stonehenge 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Of course, even in northern New England, the winter solstice sees more daylight than parts of the Upper Midwest or far northern tier. Perspective | Tuesday’s winter solstice signals brighter days ahead 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Another pervasive theme of the winter solstice is divine birth. Five winter solstice practices that honor the dark time of year — and Earth’s rhythms 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z In 2003,a local Israeli guide and ecologist happened to be atop Karkom’s vast plateau one day in late December around the time of the winter solstice, when he came upon a marvel. Is That a Burning Bush? Is This Mt. Sinai? Solstice Bolsters a Claim 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, is when the northern hemisphere of the Earth is tilted as far away from the sun as possible during the year. L.A. mayor joins Native Americans in solstice celebration and prayer for COVID dead 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Kate Blackburn, Wiltshire Director of Public Health, said: "We know how special the winter solstice is for some people, and we want all attendees to enjoy the event safely. " Crowds gather for winter solstice at Stonehenge 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z North of the Arctic Circle, the sun doesn’t rise at all; apart from a few hours of faint twilight, the winter solstice is shrouded in darkness. Perspective | Tuesday’s winter solstice signals brighter days ahead 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Tuesday — the winter solstice — is also the shortest day of the year, with only about 10 hours of daylight in Southern California. Wet Christmas: Winter weather arriving in L.A. just in time for the holidays 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z As we approach the winter solstice and the impending new year, it almost seemed as if some of the last vestiges of autumn had been set ablaze in valedictory. Saturday was warm and overcast in morning and evening 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z Friday was obviously mild, especially just four days from the winter solstice. Friday, mildly pleasant, set a record for Washington warmth 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Local poet, organizer and educator Shelby Handler and their partner Bennie Gross started a book bingo two years ago that begins at the winter solstice and stretches to the spring equinox. Seattle-area book lovers share their literary holiday traditions, from gifted books to readings 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z On the winter solstice, sunset is four minutes later than it was in early December. Perspective | Tuesday’s winter solstice signals brighter days ahead 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Reporting in 2016, a team of scientists from Norway and Great Britain surveyed waters around the Arctic in the months before and after the winter solstice, when the sun is always below the horizon. The Ups and Downs of a Great Vertical Migration 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z December is the time of the winter solstice. Holiday traditions are different for everyone. Here’s how 4 Seattle-area families and social groups plan to celebrate 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z Tuesday provided us with a benevolent afternoon that made it possible to forget that in 14 days, November ends, and in 35 days, on Dec. 21, the winter solstice arrives. On Tuesday, with a lull in the wind, autumn reminded us of what we are losing 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Winter holidays were once limited to Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and the New Year, but these days, you may find friends and family celebrating Diwali, Kwanzaa or the winter solstice, as well. Creating a home design that will provide joy throughout the holidays | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z As we head past the winter solstice and into a new calendar year, the increasing daylight always happens slowly at first. Perspective | Tuesday’s winter solstice signals brighter days ahead 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z It was 45 days from Saturday to the Dec. 21 winter solstice. Our 90 darkest days ( in terms of sunlight) started Saturday 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z For the next three months, until the winter solstice, the days will continue to get shorter as the sun traces a shorter and lower path across the sky. Wednesday’s autumnal equinox heralds the arrival of a darker and colder season 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The Susan B. Anthony Coven No. 1 met in her apartment on Whitley Avenue for the first time on the winter solstice of 1971. This feminist witch introduced California to Goddess worship 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z English Heritage cancelled both last year's summer and winter solstice celebrations due to the pandemic. Stonehenge summer solstice event cancelled for a second year 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z In Washington, D.C., there are 9 hours and 26 minutes of daylight on the winter solstice, with sunrise at 7:23 a.m. and sunset at 4:49 p.m. Perspective | Tuesday’s winter solstice signals brighter days ahead 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z People who live in the midlatitudes enjoy maximum daylight on the summer solstice and put up with maximum darkness on the winter solstice. Sunlight Changes Unequally All Year Long 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z Daylight reaches its annual shortest length of 9 hours and 26 minutes on Dec. 21, the winter solstice. Wednesday’s autumnal equinox heralds the arrival of a darker and colder season 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Its alignment with the summer and winter solstices implies an astronomical connection, and the site’s multitude of cremated human remains suggests a link with the dead or ancestor veneration. 3-ton parts of Stonehenge may have been carried from earlier monuments 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z We are more than halfway to spring, past the midpoint of the days from the Dec. 21 winter solstice to the March 20 spring equinox. There may be snow on Sunday, but we will always have Friday 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z I always pay close attention to the winter solstice, which signals the inevitable return of the sun’s light as we climb out of the darkest stretch of the year. Perspective | Tuesday’s winter solstice signals brighter days ahead 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z The sun is up for only 3 hours 42 minutes on the winter solstice in December, but only sets for 2 hours 12 minutes during the longest days in June. Would you live here? These U.S. cities have particularly wild, extreme weather. 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z But as the Pfizer vaccine entered his arm on Dec. 17 — just four days before the winter solstice — he recalled that even in a year plagued with sorrow, there have been moments of joy. For hospital chaplains, being vaccinated first brings a mix of emotions 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z It’s also frequently noted that the date of Christmas coincides with the Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice, and is thus as much a pagan as a Christian observance. Opinion | This Christmas, we’re turning darkness into light 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z On the darkest day of the year, the winter solstice, Jupiter and Saturn will engage in a "great conjunction," meaning that the two planets will be separated by only one-tenth of one degree. A planetary conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn may account for the biblical "Christmas Star" 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z But when the winter solstice arrives Dec. 21, our descent into darkness finally pauses before reversing direction, much like a pendulum does as it swings back and forth. Perspective | Tuesday’s winter solstice signals brighter days ahead 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z The winter solstice doesn't coincide with the latest sunrise or the earliest sunset. What you need to know about this year’s winter solstice and the great conjunction 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z But as temperatures drop just a few days before the winter solstice, some restaurant managers say they’re worried a lack of indoor dining will mean a huge decline in business. District restaurants get ready to pivot to takeout after indoor dining ban 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z But evergreen boughs have been essential seasonal decor since ancient times as part of pagan winter solstice celebrations. Why do we have Christmas trees? The surprising history behind this holiday tradition. 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z In 7 B.C.E., there was a similar great conjunction, but instead of happening once on the winter solstice it happened three times over a short period of time. A planetary conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn may account for the biblical "Christmas Star" 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z We told the boys about the wonderful, ancient traditions of honoring the winter solstice with logs that burned all night, and bringing in branches that stay green all winter. Honey Roasted Nuts are a sweet treat for Santa (or his human helpers) 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z Those actually occur about two weeks before and two weeks after the winter solstice. What you need to know about this year’s winter solstice and the great conjunction 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z But this one — arriving on Dec. 21, the winter solstice — is special, astronomers said. Jupiter and Saturn Head for Closest Visible Alignment in 800 Years 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z Just 23 days from Dec. 21 and the winter solstice, we now approach the time when daylight reaches its yearly minimum of 9 hours and 26 minutes. A fine, bright day in Washington, but the curtain descends quickly 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z Saturday’s hours of sullen and winterlike overcast seemed suited to a day just 30 days from the winter solstice on Dec. 21. Sky suggests winter, but Saturday stays warm 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z That’s particularly true at the time of the summer and winter solstices, when the sunrise is greeted by thousands. Tunnel plan near Stonehenge gets UK government consent 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z In this interview, he explains what does and doesn't happen during the winter solstice on Dec. 21. What you need to know about this year’s winter solstice and the great conjunction 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z As autumn progresses, Jupiter and Saturn will inch closer to each other in the night heavens until Dec. 21, the winter solstice, when they will be 0.1 degree apart. Skywatch: What’s happening in the heavens in October 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z From now until the winter solstice in December, days will gradually get shorter and nights will get longer in the Northern Hemisphere. Fall in Southern California begins the race between rains and Santa Ana winds 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z The central underground room at Newgrange is built so that as the sun rises around the time of the winter solstice it illuminates the whole chamber through what is called a roof box. DNA of ‘Irish Pharaoh’ Sheds Light on Ancient Tomb Builders 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Giza, the site is famous for its annual solar alignment where the winter solstice sunrise illuminates the inner chamber in a blast of light. DNA study reveals Ireland's age of 'god-kings' 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z The winter solstice this year happens on Dec. 21. What you need to know about this year’s winter solstice and the great conjunction 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Scale bar, 500 metres. b, In a typical E-Group arrangement, a western mound or pyramid provides a viewing site that aids the observation of sunrise on the horizon at the summer and winter solstices. Large-scale early Maya sites in Mexico revealed by lidar mapping technology 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Some scientists believe that Stonehenge was built to mark the summer and winter solstices. Get set for strawberry moon: NASA’s top tips for June skywatchers 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Stonehenge, a later megalith in the same broad tradition as Newgrange, is famous for its alignment to the summer and winter solstice. DNA of ‘Irish Pharaoh’ Sheds Light on Ancient Tomb Builders 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z “In our day, we walked to Stonehenge for the winter solstice uphill in the snow both ways!” Sorry, Millennials 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z The winter solstice is the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere but not the day with the latest sunrise and earliest sunset. What you need to know about this year’s winter solstice and the great conjunction 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z On a December afternoon, 13 days before the winter solstice, six men and women checked into the Surrey Clinical Research Facility, part of the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom. Why do dozens of diseases wax and wane with the seasons—and will COVID-19? 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z After the September equinox, the sun’s apparent path across the sky arcs farther into the southern sky each day until the winter solstice on Dec. 21, the shortest day of the year. Music fans at postponed events may find Coachella a little warmer in October than in April 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z It was excavated, and the orientation to the winter solstice discovered at the beginning of the 20th century. DNA of ‘Irish Pharaoh’ Sheds Light on Ancient Tomb Builders 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z In East Asia, the ancient festival of the winter solstice is called Dongzhi. Opinion | May all your solstices be bright 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z The following evening marked the winter solstice and the longest night of the year. A wish for peace in the season of light 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z The Satanist organizers said their vigil marked the winter solstice and celebrated religious diversity and equal rights during the holiday season. Satanists, live Nativity share space in Delaware town 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z Crowds have gathered at Stonehenge to mark the winter solstice and witness the sunrise after the longest night of the year. Druids and dancers gather at Stonehenge to mark winter solstice 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z For us in the Northern Hemisphere, Saturday is the day of the winter solstice, that annual moment when the sun reaches its southernmost point in our sky. Saturday marks winter solstice 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The monumental Neolithic passage grave at Newgrange is aligned with sunrise around the time of the winter solstice, and Maes Howe on Orkney is lined up with sunset on that day. The religious case for Christmas is well known. But there’s a scientific one too | Alice Roberts 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The winter solstice is regarded as the beginning of winter, but from this point the days begin to lengthen. Winter solstice will be immediately followed by wet weather in Southern California 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The winter solstice begins Dec. 21 and runs through March 19, 2020. Polar vortex, bomb cyclone, sleet: Here's what those winter weather terms mean 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Darkness Sounding: Solstice Sounding Members of Wild Up celebrate the winter solstice by performing drones from dusk till dawn. The week ahead in SoCal classical music: Handel's Messiah and more 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z According to NASA, Europeans named it the Long Night Moon because it is the full moon closest to the winter solstice. December ‘cold’ full moon is the decade’s last 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Included are ideas for those who celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, the winter solstice — or just enjoy filling their cups and bellies with holiday cheer. 5 unique experience gifts that don’t add more stuff to their suitcases | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z "Originating as a pagan tradition, carols were performed by ancient worshipers who danced and sang around stone circles to celebrate the winter solstice," said Bennett. The long and forgotten history of a cherished Christmas tradition 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z On Earth’s annual trip around the sun, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, so that we reach the winter solstice — when winter officially starts — Dec. 21 at 11:19 p.m. Skywatch: What’s happening in the heavens in December 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z But Dec. 21, the winter solstice, won’t come around for another few weeks. Newsletter: Incoming winter weather, and more in the week ahead 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Co-opted by the Catholic Church as “All Hallows’ Day” or “All Saints’ Day,” Samhain lands midway between the fall equinox and the winter solstice, celebrated on the evening of Oct. How do Seattle witches celebrate Halloween? A look into the modern religion known as Wicca 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z The knock-em-dead toccata that ends the concerto represents a festive winter solstice gathering of Guarani ethnic groups who cover vast swaths of South America. Review: Dudamel channels American cowboys, indigenous Mexicans, ethnic groups of South America 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z James died one week after his birthday, four days before the winter solstice when the days would have started to be lengthen and brighten. Perspective | Six questions that may help stop a suicide 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z But daylight gradually slips away, starting June 25 until December’s winter solstice, according to the Naval Observatory. Skywatch: What’s happening in the heavens in June 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z November, back to the winter solstice in December . . . one rhythmic year. Perspective | Measles: Why it’s so deadly, and why vaccination is so vital 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z On Feb. 2, the halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox, Germans turned to badgers to predict the future of the weather. Groundhog Day festivities and a look at Punxsutawney Phil's accuracy 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Now that we’re past winter solstice, we get a little more daylight every day. How to cope with January grays in the Pacific Northwest 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z I knew that certain times of the year challenged him more — always the dark days leading up to the winter solstice, weeks that included his birthday. Perspective | Six questions that may help stop a suicide 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Originally, this was done on the winter solstice, and it symbolized rebirth; the log was then burned and its remains kept in the home for protection. Letter of Recommendation: Tió de Nadal 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Last Friday saw the winter solstice, the darkest day of 2018. Our Cambridge Analytica scoop shocked the world. But the whole truth remains elusive 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z As I write this, we are just hours past the winter solstice, the darkest moment of the year and the beginning of the long, slow climb back toward warmth and light. Another crazy Christmas with Donald Trump: But he can't wreck it, because he doesn't understand it 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z In the Washington region on Friday, people heard the thunder and saw the rainbows, and although it was the day of the winter solstice, they felt the warmth. A warm winter solstice here, with thunder and rainbows 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Organizers of Make Music Winter say live music performances and parades are being held Friday, the winter solstice, in 26 cities across the nation. NY communities participating in outdoor music events 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z There’s some hope to be found in the gloom of these dark December days: The winter solstice is here, which means the days will gradually get longer after Friday. It’s here! Winter solstice brings promise of longer days to fight the gloom 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z The annual winter solstice brings us the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Winter solstice 2018 accompanied by full Moon, meteor shower: Everything you need to know 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z It’s true that the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice, falls Dec. 21. Though daylight dwindles, sunset begins to stall 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Dark days will soon be behind us, as the winter solstice arrives Dec. 21 at 5:23 p.m., according to the Naval Observatory. Skywatch: What’s happening in the heavens in December 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z The spiced wine of pomegranate mingles with the tannic nose-bite of olives and tree nuts on Persian Yalda tables marking the winter solstice. Opinion | The Most Wonderful Smelling Time of the Year 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z While the change won’t be noticeable on a day-to-day basis, the winter solstice brings the promise that soon, you may actually see the light before and after work instead of living in perpetual darkness. It’s here! Winter solstice brings promise of longer days to fight the gloom 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z A full Moon and a meteor shower will accompany this year's winter solstice. Winter solstice 2018 accompanied by full Moon, meteor shower: Everything you need to know 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Even on the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice on Dec. 21, people in the Washington region will get nearly 9 hours 30 minutes of daylight. The Big Number: Some people face zero hours of daylight in winter 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Mars' winter solstice on its northern hemisphere occurred on Oct. Mysterious cloud over Mars puzzles onlookers, invites conspiracy theories 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Nowadays, the stone circle is perhaps best known for its use during the summer and winter solstices - when thousands of people gather to celebrate the longest and shortest days of the year. How Stonehenge was given to the public 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Three months later, on the winter solstice, they observed the same phenomenon at a separate site. Archaeologists and astronomers solve the mystery of Chile's Stonehenge 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z The Moon, known as the Cold Moon, arrives on Dec. 22 — a day after the winter solstice. Winter solstice 2018 accompanied by full Moon, meteor shower: Everything you need to know 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z The Druid and Pagan community perform rituals and celebrations at the summer and winter solstices. In pictures: Summer and winter solstice celebrations 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z The site holds special significance for members of the Druid and Pagan community, who perform rituals and celebrations at the summer and winter solstices. Thousands attend Stonehenge solstice 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z It was also the winter solstice, a good time to plant garlic a “great day for having a baby”, wrote one commentator on Twitter. Jacinda Ardern #babywatch sends New Zealand media gaga 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Once again, there are four opportunities—this time, flanking the date of the winter solstice on Dec. 21. Manhattanhenge: What It Is, and How to See It 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z According to NASA, a full moon hasn't coincided with the winter solstice since 2010 and it's not expected to join the solstice again until 2094. Winter solstice 2018 accompanied by full Moon, meteor shower: Everything you need to know 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z It’s true that both teams did much of their best work before the winter solstice. Analysis | Snubs and surprises from Selection Sunday 2018 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z But there are many people who live even farther north who, after the winter solstice, don’t see the sun for weeks. Snapshots From a Land of Endless Night 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z She's referring to the winter solstice - usually 21 December - the point after which the days start lengthening again following the longest night of the year. Can 'light nutrition' help us beat the January blues? 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z The winter solstice on 21 December marked the longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere and the moment when the it reaches its greatest possible tilt away from the sun. Satellite Eye on Earth: November and December 2017 - in pictures 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Saturday marked 30 days since the winter solstice, the often-dispiriting day when the sun reaches its lowest point in our sky. Ice-melting Saturday warmth would have been normal: in April! 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z This year, the northern winter solstice falls on December 21 at 11:28 a.m. When Is the First Day of Winter? December Solstice 2017 Explained. 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z The Portland Press Herald reports the 23-year tradition gathers residents on the evening of the winter solstice to mourn those who died and to reaffirm a commitment to finding everyone a place to live. Annual vigil for the homeless to be held on winter solstice 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z The beer’s release is being timed to coincide exactly with the winter solstice at 11:28 a.m. Hold the cream and sugar: Dunkin’ beer marks winter solstice 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z The 28th annual Interfaith Homeless Memorial Service will be held at noon on Thursday, coinciding with the winter solstice. Interfaith service to honor Boston homeless who died in 2017 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z Our ancestors knew that the winter solstice was a time not of the "Coming of Christ" but a time of the "Christening" for each of us. Opinion | Gift-Giving Tips From Scientists 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z At the northern winter solstice, it reaches its lowest possible arc—so low that in the few days surrounding the solstice, it appears to rise and set in the same place. When Is the First Day of Winter? December Solstice 2017 Explained. 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z I was reminded, too, of my mother, who died just before the winter solstice of 2006. Opinion | At the Solstice, in Praise of Darkness 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z Last winter, Young and his daughter, Amanda, traveled to the Serpent Mound Historic Site near Peebles, in southern Ohio, for the winter solstice. Ohio man digs into past to create serpent mound in his yard 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z The sundial, carved from limestone, features a concave face with 11 hour lines intersected with three curves indicating the season with respect to summer and winter solstices and the equinox. Ancient Sundial Find Celebrated Roman Election Win 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z He attends the annual memorial for homeless deaths on the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, to meditate on the experience of those who are unwanted. Women in Black: They stand vigil, speak the names of Seattle area’s homeless who’ve died 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z The sun's low angle means that your noontime shadow is the longest it will be for the entire year during the winter solstice. When Is the First Day of Winter? December Solstice 2017 Explained. 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z But she loved the winter solstice because she knew it marked the light’s rebirth. Opinion | At the Solstice, in Praise of Darkness 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z The Incas of South America celebrated the corresponding winter solstice with a ceremony called Inti Raymi, which included food offerings and sacrifices of animals, and maybe even people. Everything You Need To Know About The Summer Solstice 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z As it did at last year's autumn equinox and the winter solstice, Radio 4 is marking the seasonal shift with a day of poems. Noma Dumezweni reads Wordsworth's Daffodils - BBC News 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z The first new moon after the winter solstice, it is China’s biggest holiday. California Today: What Might Happen if Obamacare Is Repealed 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Ancient Egypt's sprawling Temple of Karnak was constructed in alignment with the winter solstice at Luxor more than 4,000 years ago. When Is the First Day of Winter? December Solstice 2017 Explained. 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z But whatever your feelings about the longest night, the winter solstice — transcendent, yet precise; celestial, but very local — is worth pausing to savor. Opinion | At the Solstice, in Praise of Darkness 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z Hence, Lunar New Year is marked by the second new moon after winter solstice. How Lunar New Year traditions change through the generations 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Hobart’s Dark Mofo festival, meanwhile, programs a nude dawn swim in the river Derwent each year to mark the winter solstice. 'Just don't stare': a night of nudity and dancing at the art gallery 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Many in Tamil Nadu say it forms an important part of the Pongal harvest festival, which some Hindus celebrate after the winter solstice. Ban lifted on Indian bull-taming events to end mass protests 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z In ancient civilizations, the winter solstice was traditionally a time of celebration. No, this is why Christmas is Dec. 25 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z On overcast days closer to the winter solstice, there is merely an hour or two of grimy twilight around one in the afternoon. Murmansk's silver lining: Arctic city expects renaissance with ice melt 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z To honor the occasion, we share with you some colorful — even poetic — coverage of winter solstices past published by The New York Times. New York Today: Backstage at a “Nutcracker” 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z The attack took place as party members celebrated the winter solstice. Iraq bomb attack targets Iranian Kurdish opposition party - BBC News 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z That means Wednesday is the day with the fewest hours and minutes of sunlight for the whole year, also known as the winter solstice. When Does Winter Start? It Depends What You Mean by 'Winter' 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z In astronomy, the winter solstice is the moment when the Earth is at a point in its orbit where one hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun. What you need to know about Winter Solstice 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Bundle up: Wednesday marks the winter solstice, the first day of winter and the day with the fewest hours of sunlight for the whole year. What to Know About This Year's Overlapping Christmas and Hanukkah Holidays 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Now it’s your turn: How would you describe the winter solstice in prose? New York Today: Backstage at a “Nutcracker” 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z This event occurred on the winter solstice, in late December—making the lighting of festive lamps a natural way to celebrate the shortest day of the year. Why Does the Hanukkah Menorah Have Nine Branches? 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Astronomical seasons are based on the sun’s position relative to the tilted Earth, and the winter solstice on Wednesday is a key part of that astronomical cycle. When Does Winter Start? It Depends What You Mean by 'Winter' 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z In New York, we’ll always see the shortest amount of daylight on or about Dec. 21, the winter solstice, but we’ll always see our earliest sunset on Dec. 7 or Dec. 8. New York Today: Remembering Pearl Harbor 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Yes, days get darker until the winter solstice, which occurs Dec. 21 at 5:44 a.m., according to the U.S. Skywatch: Stars and planets brighten dark December days 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z The winter solstice happens at 2:44 a.m. on Dec. 21, and for some of us, it will be cause for celebration. Finding light in Seattle’s winter darkness requires an attitude adjustment 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z But Christmas still rules the pop-cultural winter solstice; indeed, it has expanded its reach all the way back to Halloween, if the shelves at my local pharmacy are anything to go by. In new holiday TV specials, Dolly reveals more 'Colors,' MacLaine advises angels in 'A Heavenly Christmas' and Amazon gets beautifully animated 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z “Think of the sun as traveling between what is called the winter solstice and summer solstice,” explains Ken Heideman, the Director of Publications at the American Meteorological Society. When Does Winter Start? It Depends What You Mean by 'Winter' 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z The park’s 92-mile road takes visitors into a place where the summer solstice brings 20 hours of daylight and the winter solstice yields less than five. The essential guide to all 59 U.S. national parks 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z At celebrations marking the winter solstice, Bolivian President Evo Morales let it be known that he is unhappy with the calendar — that is, the Gregorian calendar, upon which most of the world operates. Bolivia’s leader wants you to know: It’s the year 5524 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The 21 of June, the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere, is considered "day zero" in the indigenous calendar and marks the beginning of the new year. Bolivia leader Morales wants to ditch Gregorian calendar - BBC News 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z The number of hours of daylight will continue to shrink until Dec. 21, the winter solstice. It’s here! Solstice, full moon mark summer’s official start 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z So when did humans start tracking winter and the winter solstice? When Does Winter Start? It Depends What You Mean by 'Winter' 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z The days will get shorter beginning Tuesday until Dec. 21, the winter solstice. Solstice, full moon mark summer's official arrival 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z In 2010, Morales made June 21 — the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere — a national holiday. Bolivia’s leader wants you to know: It’s the year 5524 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The festival is capped off on the morning of the winter solstice, when more than 700 souls will plunge naked into icy water at first light. Dark Mofo: Australia's festival of death and darkness - BBC News 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z But twice a year, in the month or so around the summer and winter solstices, the orbiting laboratory is bathed in near perpetual sunshine. Now Is the Best Time to Spot the Space Station 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z As Fleming puts it, many consider the winter solstice “a moment for celebration because from that point on, the days keep getting longer until we get back to summer.” When Does Winter Start? It Depends What You Mean by 'Winter' 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z The scans suggested that participants' attention skills were best near the summer solstice in June and worst near the winter solstice in December. Do the Seasons Affect How We Think? 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Thousands of people journeyed to Stonehenge on Dec. 22 to celebrate the winter solstice, an important day in the Druid belief system. See People Celebrate Winter Solstice at Stonehenge 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z The winter solstice marks the point when the North Pole is tilted 23.5 degrees away from the sun. Stonehenge winter solstice celebrated - BBC News 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z The directors of both programs, clergy involved in Saratoga’s Code Blue shelter program and others visited the state Capitol on Monday, ahead of the winter solstice and longest night of the year to advocate. Upstate NY groups sheltering homeless call for more housing 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z One is Christmas and another is the day of the winter solstice. Winter officially arrives, bringing a blast of heat 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z The sun's low angle also means that your noontime shadow is the longest of the entire year during the winter solstice. Everything You Need to Know About the Winter Solstice 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Monday’s winter solstice marks the first day of the winter season. SC State Museum holds winter solstice solar observation day 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Historic England said people travel to Stonehenge because of its alignment with the sun on the winter solstice. Stonehenge winter solstice celebrated - BBC News 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z The event takes place Monday evening in the courtyard of the Preble Street Resource Center on the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. Portland to hold vigil for homeless who’ve died 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z The winter solstice will fall in the early morning hours of Dec. 22, marking the first day of winter and the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. What You Need to Know About Winter Solstice 2015 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Ancient Egypt's sprawling temple of Karnak was constructed in alignment with the winter solstice at Luxor more than 4,000 years ago. Everything You Need to Know About the Winter Solstice 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z When the winter solstice celebration comes we will open the hall to all and demand — yes, demand — that they share their skills so that we may deepen our understanding of this place.” Citadel : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z He will also address the issue at the Stonehenge winter solstice on 22 December. Stonehenge druid King Arthur resurrects remains battle - BBC News 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Other secular displays, such as winter solstice banners, also will appear on the courthouse lawn. Indiana county to allow Nativity scene with Bill of Rights 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z The year is 1957, the winter solstice of the Cold War, and Abel is a Soviet spy. Steven Spielberg’s Cold War 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z The winter solstice is the year's shortest day, but the start of winter also launches the sun's steady climb towards the long, warm days of summer. Everything You Need to Know About the Winter Solstice 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Inti Raymi, Cusco, Peru June 24 Blue Parallel is a fan of this winter solstice celebration worshiping an Incan god that involves colorful costumes, lavish banquets, festive music and historical re-creations. The 12 Coolest Cultural Festivals Worth Traveling For This Summer 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z It was like that one hour of daylight they get in Alaska during the winter solstice. LOVERRO: By now, second-round playoff exits unacceptable for Washington fans 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z There’s one other common denominator across Europe: the mid-winter feast was cheaper – if you wanted it to be – than any winter solstice celebration in history. Why Europeans Should Be Paying More for Their Food Armonia Nova annual Epiphany concert: Twelfth Night, a celebration of Epiphany and the winter solstice, with music from England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Religion events from around the Washington area 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z “Solstice” was found on the beach near the north end of the Long Beach Peninsula on Dec. 21, the winter solstice. Stranded sea turtle recovering at Oregon aquarium 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Portland’s annual Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil takes place Monday evening near the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. Homeless memorial vigil in Maine’s largest city 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z And December 21 marks the winter solstice, which is the official start of winter and a major milestone in a number of religious traditions. Celebrate The Season With These Religious Scholarship Awards 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z Last January, after Pendergrass wouldn’t approve a banner to mark the winter solstice, the humanists’ group asked that Baxter County not put up a Nativity scene unless other displays were also allowed. Disclaimer can’t stop Nativity lawsuit in Arkansas 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Each of these three religious holidays occurs around the winter solstice when the days are the shortest and our nights become darker earlier. A Call for Light During Our Nation's Dark Period 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Like last year, Google released an animated Google Doodle for this year’s winter solstice. What You Need to Know About Winter Solstice 2014 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z While it is the winter solstice in one hemisphere it is the summer solstice in the other hemisphere. What is the winter solstice? 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z But those with budget constraints may be forced to discover the Land of Fire and Ice’s many charms nearer the winter solstice, when temperatures are closer to 32 degrees. Cool venues in a very cold place 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z That was only appropriate because Sunday is the day of the winter solstice. Baby, it’s cold outside because winter’s arrived 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z Additionally, the Zoroastrians celebrate the winter solstice with their holiday of Yalda. A Call for Light During Our Nation's Dark Period 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z "It can be up to around 15 minutes ahead or behind, as measured by a clock giving GMT. "This has an interesting effect around the winter solstice. Why do mornings get darker after 21 December? 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z In the UK, the winter solstice is a little after 11pm on 21 December this year. What is the winter solstice? 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z Now in its fourth year, Make Music Winter is held on the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. NYC event marks winter solstice with music parades 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z As I wrote two years ago for LiveScience, the theory goes that Santa is the modern-day equivalent of a Siberian shaman, who went about giving out psychoactive Amanita mushrooms near the winter solstice. How a Mushroom Found In Buckingham Palace Explains Santa Claus True, the days grow shorter as the winter solstice nears. D.C. man convicted in double slaying 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, those who thought that the winter solstice would mark the earliest sunset would also be wrong as the earliest sunset arrives a couple of weeks earlier. Why do mornings get darker after 21 December? 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year. What is the winter solstice? 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z You let another Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus or winter solstice sneak up on you. When it comes to Christmas cards, please don’t skimp on the information Of course, the winter solstice is also marked at Stonehenge near Salisbury, Wiltshire. England's strange winter rituals 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z But he said Morales’ clock reform, announced to coincide with the hemisphere’s winter solstice, elevates that vision “to the ridiculous for political ends.” Bolivia Rebels at Rightist Rimepieces, Flips Clock 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z Held throughout the Roman empire, Saturnalia was a winter solstice celebration honoring Saturn, the god of agriculture. Three Men and a Baby: A Brief History of King Cakes 2014-03-04T13:00:16Z No matter what the groundhog professes, we’re midway between December’s winter solstice and March’s spring equinox. Skywatch for February, by Blaine P. Friedlander Jr. 2014-02-01T21:06:19Z The barrow will be aligned so that the sunrise of the winter solstice shines through the entrance and down the length of its passageway. Burial mound building work begins 2014-01-11T18:24:16Z The winter solstice occurs at a specific time, not just day. Winter Solstice: 5 Things You Need to Know 2013-12-21T22:50:23Z The six attendees recalled the origin of evergreen trees as a pagan symbol, and how the winter solstice was the first holiday celebrated at this time of year. During Religious Season, Nonbelievers Assert Right to Celebrate 2013-12-20T23:28:34Z With the winter solstice occurring this Saturday, Cara Buckley of The Times wrote an article looking at the short- and long-term impact of scarce natural light on the lives of New Yorkers. City Room: Share Your Photos of Light in New York City 2013-12-20T01:41:42Z A younger, relatively scaled-down but no less serious sibling of the ambitious summer festival “Make Music New York,” the daylong winter solstice celebration is free and open to the public. Weekend Miser: Making Music Outdoors 2013-12-19T22:38:19Z “The run happens to be on the winter solstice, so we decided to name it accordingly,” says Eric Bone, owner of Meridian Geographics, which plans a number of trail-running and orienteering events around the region. Welcome winter with the Seward Solstice run 2013-12-11T22:11:47Z But the winter solstice doesn’t always happen at the same time. Winter Solstice: 5 Things You Need to Know 2013-12-21T22:50:23Z The winter solstice isn’t until next week, but the earliest sunset of the year already happened. Physics Week in Review: December 14, 2013 2013-12-15T13:45:04.619Z In any case, the spirit of holiday movies often revolve around a theme that's central to what Young calls the "winter solstice holidays," and that's hope. Best Holiday Movies for the Soul 2013-12-09T21:50:00Z Duties include overseeing arrangements for winter solstices The pre-historic stones of Stonehenge are to be cared for by a general manager for the first time. Stonehenge general manager sought 2013-04-20T00:17:37Z Some will mark Saturday’s winter solstice by huddling around a bonfire and wolfing down s’mores. Welcome winter with the Seward Solstice run 2013-12-11T22:11:47Z It’s lit on the same dates every year, as well as winter solstice, New Year’s Eve and spring equinox, which in 2013 is on March 20. Five Reasons to Visit Reykjaví 2013-02-01T08:00:00Z In the weeks before the winter solstice, sunrise is being pushed later by both the changing angle of the Sun and the slowing of solar time. Elliptical Answers to Why Winter Mornings Are So Long 2013-01-14T23:11:26Z Hogmanay, to use the Scottish term, has roots that date back to ancient festivals of the winter solstice. Happy Hogmanay: Why Glasgow's a Great Place for New Year 2013-01-01T07:05:23Z Other responsibilities include overseeing arrangements for summer and winter solstices. Stonehenge general manager sought 2013-04-20T00:17:37Z The date, aside from the winter solstice, merely marked the end of a 5,125-year cycle — the 13th baktun — and the beginning of a new one, according to interpretations of the Mayans’ long-count calendar. Doomsday Fizzles, but Many Hail a New Era 2012-12-21T22:25:00Z Saturnalia was celebrated around the time of the winter solstice. Dec. 21: The Winter Solstice Explained 2012-12-21T21:15:00.240Z More than 5,000 people gathered at Stonehenge on Friday morning to mark the winter solstice. In pictures: Stonehenge solstice 2012-12-21T12:45:42Z The winter solstice marks the season of rest and renewal, a quiet, dark time in which nature catches its breath. With climate change, winter isn't what it used to be 2012-12-21T04:38:04Z The 2012 winter solstice marks the end of a 5,125-year creation cycle and the hopeful start of another—and not the apocalyptic end that so many wing nuts rave about. The World Didn't End, But the U.S.'s Arrogant Disregard for Mexico Should 2012-12-21T11:05:26Z Last year more than 1,000 people visited Stonehenge to mark the winter solstice. Stonehenge marks winter solstice 2012-12-21T00:01:34Z When opposition happens this close to the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, Jupiter is above the horizon for a full 15 hours. See Mercury at Dawn and Jupiter All Night Long 2012-11-30T17:45:00.417Z During the winter solstice, the sun is closer to the horizon at midday than at any other time in the year. In pictures: Stonehenge solstice 2012-12-21T12:45:42Z International crews endure the long, dark Antarctic winter by enjoying the food they spend their time preparing, and awaiting the biggest party in the Antarctic year: the winter solstice arriving in late June, marking midwinter. Scientist at Work Blog: The Best Cuisine on Antarctic Ice 2012-08-23T10:11:30Z The special sacrifice of the pig was not peculiar to Scandinavia, for the Druids and the Greeks also offered up a boar at the winter solstice. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z People visit Stonehenge each December to watch the sunrise on the shortest day of the year People are gathering at Stonehenge later to mark the winter solstice. Stonehenge marks winter solstice 2012-12-21T00:01:34Z According to Mr. Gibson, who has observed their breeding-habits, they begin to nest in July—just after the winter solstice. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z J. Wellhausen suggests that the feast was originally connected with the winter solstice, and only afterwards with the events narrated in Maccabees. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z All of these sun-gods were born at the winter solstice—on Christmas. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z About the time of the winter solstice, as Plutarch tells us in another place, the Egyptians carried "the cow," i. e. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z According to scholars, the fact the Mayan calendar ends by the winter solstice of 2012 is not an omen of the apocalypse, but a rather savvy political move by an ancient monarch. Apocalypse Watch: What the Mayan Calendar Tells Us About Latin America in 2012 2012-01-04T17:06:33Z The very fact that the favorite time for such phenomena is the winter solstice favors this supposition. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z The 22nd of December is the date of the winter solstice, when the sun reaches the tropic of Capricorn. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Indeed, it seems very likely that the winter solstice was not dedicated to Sol by the Romans until after the bishop of Rome first celebrated Christmas on December 25th in 336 AD. Christmas and the Adoption of the Pagan Solstice 2011-12-24T17:53:52Z These mystic births are manifestly identical, being metaphorical of the Sun's annual birth at the winter solstice, after which he gradually becomes, not only figuratively, but positively, the Savior of the world. Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures 2011-12-24T03:08:03.360Z The reason for the hype surrounding the winter solstice of 2012 is that it completes the 13th “baktun” of the world’s present cycle of creation. Apocalypse Watch: What the Mayan Calendar Tells Us About Latin America in 2012 2012-01-04T17:06:33Z “It is unfortunate that an avian influenza case is detected before the winter solstice,” Secretary for Food and Health York Chow said. Hong Kong Live Poultry Ban, Cull Hurts Solstice Banquet Plans 2011-12-22T07:56:55Z “It is unfortunate that an avian influenza case is detected before the winter solstice,” Chow said. Bird Flu in Hong Kong Market Sparks Slaughter of 17,000 Birds 2011-12-21T10:28:54Z As football zealots channel-switch across the grim winter solstice, they are agog at the unorthodox form of . Editorial: Tebowing on the Gridiron, and Off 2011-12-10T22:12:36Z Unluckily we let our farm this summer; so I am here in Cambridge with Alice, both of us a prey to as bad an attack of grippe as the winter solstice ever brought forth. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z It has been observed by naturalists that the blossom of the mistletoe falls within a few days of the summer solstice, and the berry within a few days of the winter solstice. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z Thus its daily path at the time of the winter solstice, about December 21, can be represented by the circle Xmn′. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z Astronomically, in the northern hemisphere, it begins at the autumnal equinox, when the sun enters Libra, 22d September, and ends at the winter solstice, when the sun enters Capricorn, 21st December.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Pliny tells us that these birds constructed their floating nests during the seven days immediately preceding the winter solstice, and laid their eggs in the seven days succeeding. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Clearly the god who dies in the winter solstice cannot be thought to "return" late in September. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The sun enters Aries, at the time of the vernal equinox; Cancer, at the summer solstice; Libra, at the autumnal equinox; and Capricornus, at the winter solstice. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z But with the sun pulled vertically, the image turns into something like a Christmas tree with the planets as ornaments; after all, Christmas is near the winter solstice. Critic's Notebook: Far Beyond the Play Button 2011-07-01T14:55:12Z Now we must understand these points to refer to the sun, the east being the spring equinox, the west the autumnal, and the north and south the summer and winter solstices. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z Xul is also in what was the heartland for the ancient Maya, whom some New Age prophets credit with predicting a doomsday date: the winter solstice of 2012. Xul Journal: Newcomers? Arrival Scares Up Tales of the Mayan Apocalypse 2011-06-19T23:27:35Z The common people in China have a similar custom on the arrival of the winter solstice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z The days seem to go on faster after the winter solstice is turned, and so, too, often do the life and work of men. Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time 2011-05-30T02:00:12.077Z Attention is called to four points on the ecliptic, namely, the vernal equinox, the autumnal equinox, the winter solstice, and the summer solstice. Our Calendar 2011-05-25T02:00:17.450Z The reverse state of matters occurs at the winter solstice. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z That, Mr. Argüelles said, be it utter apocalypse or something more palatable, like passage to a higher spiritual plane — his prophecy varied over time — would take place in 2012, at the winter solstice. Jos? Arg?elles, New Ager Focused on Time, Dies at 72 2011-04-03T07:33:02Z A similar but less important festival was held at the winter solstice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Thus, the author recommends draining betwixt the winter solstice and approach of the zephyrs, which was reckoned to be about the beginning of February. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z In 24,350 years, the vernal equinox would take the place of the autumnal equinox, and the winter solstice the place of the summer solstice. Our Calendar 2011-05-25T02:00:17.450Z But in the winter solstice, on 21 December, it would be dark until sunrise at 0904. Who, what, why: What difference would double summertime make to you? 2011-02-21T12:52:07Z Let him stand on St. Michael’s Mount on the day of the winter solstice, or on the day of the summer solstice. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z Hogmanay is derived from the winter solstice festival celebrated by the Vikings. Revelers Gather Worldwide to Ring in New Year 2011-01-01T03:40:00Z The longest night of them all, in fact, the winter solstice. City Critic: A Marvel That Kept New Yorkers Looking Up 2010-12-26T01:09:58Z The total eclipse of the moon, which delighted skywatchers in the pre-dawn hours, will be followed later in the day by the arrival of the winter solstice. Lunar eclipse coincides with winter solstice 2010-12-21T14:38:00Z For the first time in 372 years, a lunar eclipse also coincides with the winter solstice, the time at which the sun is at its southernmost point in the sky. City Room: Watching the Eclipse 2010-12-21T13:47:25Z It was visible until shortly before the group entered the chamber, and it was the first time in over 450 years that a lunar eclipse and the winter solstice had coincided. Let the light in 2010-12-21T14:17:13Z The moon glows red as it is engulfed in the earth's shadow towards the peak of an eclipse, on the same day as the northern hemisphere's winter solstice. Day in pictures 2010-12-21T13:25:13Z But lunar eclipses that fall on the winter solstice, as happened early Tuesday morning, are coincidences of historic, or perhaps one should say astronomic, proportions: the last one took place in 1638. City Critic: A Marvel That Kept New Yorkers Looking Up 2010-12-26T01:09:58Z The next time the winter solstice and a total lunar eclipse will occur on the same calendar day will be Dec. 21, 2094. Lunar eclipse coincides with winter solstice 2010-12-21T14:38:00Z It is the first time in over 450 years that a lunar eclipse and the winter solstice have coincided. Magic winter moment at 'Ireland's Stonehenge' 2010-12-21T08:16:16Z I do not know if it is aligned with the light of the winter solstice. Let the light in 2010-12-21T14:17:13Z And on the very same day, the winter solstice arrives. In a rarity, both lunar eclipse and winter solstice to occur Tuesday 2010-12-21T03:59:01Z It is supposed to be a particularly good show for people in North America who are under clear skies, and a rare way to usher in the winter solstice. City Room: Are You Watching Tonight's Eclipse? 2010-12-21T03:50:07Z The winter solstice, which occurs later in the day, is the time when the sun reaches its lowest point in the northern sky. Lunar eclipse coincides with winter solstice 2010-12-21T14:38:00Z Since the eclipse coincides with winter solstice, the moon will appear high in the sky -- a boon for skywatchers. 2010's total lunar eclipse is tonight 2010-12-20T15:57:00Z The Saviour Hea is about to be born of the winter solstice. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z The winter solstice, which occurs shortly afterward, is the time when the sun reaches its lowest point in the northern sky. In a rarity, both lunar eclipse and winter solstice to occur Tuesday 2010-12-21T03:59:01Z It is the first time in 372 years that a lunar eclipse also marks the beginning of the winter solstice, the time at which the sun is at its southernmost point in the sky. City Room: Are You Watching Tonight's Eclipse? 2010-12-21T03:50:07Z The winter solstice on Mars passed on May 12, and the days on Mars are now lengthening for the rovers. Longevity Record on Mars for a NASA Space Rover 2010-05-21T01:59:00Z An inter-generational celebration of the winter solstice based on the five spiritual elements of love, joy, hope, peace and generosity. 2009-12-11T05:00:00Z The day of the winter solstice has dawned upon us; little is the smile and the halo of Hea. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z The next time both winter solstice and total lunar eclipse are to occur on the same calendar day will again be on Dec. 21. In a rarity, both lunar eclipse and winter solstice to occur Tuesday 2010-12-21T03:59:01Z Wednesday was Lohri, the festival that belatedly marks the winter solstice in India. 2010-01-15T07:45:00Z The winter solstice has come, and the sun is at its lowest; but still at midday we can just see a faint glimmer of it over the ridges in the south. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 The said jest which I played with the peasant's cattle made a short forenoon still shorter; for 'twas then about the winter solstice. The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim Twice a year, at the summer and winter solstices, they mustered to follow the setting sun down into the under world. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II As respects season, there appear distinct indications of a maximum about the winter solstice, and equally so of a minimum rather before the autumnal equinox. The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872 The Christmas festival, which synchronized with and superseded the Latin and Teutonic feasts of the winter solstice, lent itself especially to gaiety. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The night of the winter solstice, the longest of the year, yielded alone a symmetrical figure. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations A few weeks before the winter solstice, the Calabrian shepherds came into Rome to play on the pipes. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning With the aid of capable astronomers, he determined the summer and winter solstices, and calculated approximately the length of the year, availing himself, as required, of the aid of an intercalary month. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" The primitive Italians were wont to celebrate the winter solstice and call it the feast of Saturn. Threads of Grey and Gold At the time of the winter solstice it was the custom of the gods to leave their dwellings in heaven and come down to earth. Old Plymouth Trails To these supplicants the winter solstice betokened little or nothing and it is not surprising to find no proofs of the employment of the triskelion as a sacred symbol in ancient Mexico. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations On that day the sun having fully entered the winter solstice, the Sign of the Virgin was rising on the eastern horizon. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning The chief of these state observances is the sacrifice at the winter solstice, which is performed before sunrise on the morning of the 21st of December at the Temple of Heaven. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" The point at which the sun is nearest to the south pole we call the winter solstice, and the opposite point, the summer solstice. The Solar Magnet From midsummer, the days gradually grow shorter, and the sun’s rays less warm, until the winter solstice, which was called the “Mother night,” as it was the longest night in the year. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas Assuming that the triskelion was the sign for the winter solstice we should thus have natural signs for the two nights marking the turning-points of light and darkness in the year. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The winter solstice reigns, and the Sun seems to stand still in his southern course. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning They attain a maximum development from three to six months after the winter solstice on that planet, and then diminish until they are smallest about three to six months after the summer solstice. The Story of the Heavens The astronomical year is reckoned as beginning when the sun enters Capricorn, our winter solstice, and is thus more reasonably defined than is the commencement of our New Year, which is nine days late. More Science From an Easy Chair The Hero is born at the winter solstice, dies at the spring equinox, and, conquering death, rises into mid-heaven. Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser Mysteries The tenth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 21st of December, and opens the winter solstice. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. These house-spirits had their chief seat on the family hearth; and their great festival was that of the New Year, celebrated at the winter solstice. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology This name was originally given to the great annual feast celebrated among the northern nations, at the time of the winter solstice in honour of the sun. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Julius Cæsar took January 1st for New Year's Day as being the first day of a month nearest to the winter solstice. More Science From an Easy Chair The relation of the winter solstice to Jesus is also significant. Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser Mysteries Now the lower end of the steps could only have been the place of the shadow in December or January at or near the time of the winter solstice. The Story of Eclipses For many months he had been half famished, as were the wolves in his own northern mountains in the winter solstice. Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida The festival which was almost universally celebrated at Christmas-tide, in ancient heathen times, seems to have referred to the renewed life attributed to the sun after the winter solstice. A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections It is the time of the winter solstice. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria The part of the course lived out during the human life is that which falls between the winter solstice and the reaching of the zenith in summer. Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser Mysteries The Festival of the Sun was held at the winter solstice, and on this occasion the Inca himself officiated as High Priest in his capacity as the "son of the sun." From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People For they had been sent, as it happened, with another army at about the winter solstice, with instructions to sail to Italy. Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. The analemma is a basis for calculation deduced from the course of the sun, and found by observation of the shadow as it increases until the winter solstice. The Ten Books on Architecture About the 21st of this month the sun enters the Tropic of Capricorn, and forms the winter solstice. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference The death and resurrection of the Solar Hero at or about the vernal equinox is as wide-spread as his birth at the winter solstice. Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser Mysteries The principal ceremonial connected with the worship of the Prey Beings takes place either a little before or after the winter solstice or national New Year. Zuñi Fetiches Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-1881, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 3-45 By the aid of such devices as the native priests have at their command they are enabled to fix the date of the winter solstice with a fair degree of accuracy. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 The most elaborate ceremonies are conducted between the first frost of autumn and the second moon following the winter solstice. The North American Indian The Goths had three great festivals; the most magnificent of which commenced at the winter solstice, and was celebrated in honor of Thor, the Prince of the Power of the Air. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry In the mid-nineteenth century it was customary to speak of Christmas and the Twelve Nights as a continuation of the holy season kept by our forefathers at the winter solstice. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan At any rate, these two feasts, coming at the time of the summer and winter solstices, are in reality older than Christianity, being reminiscences of the old Light Religion in which Masonry had its origin. The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry As the tortoise is often identified with the summer solstice, as previously pointed out, so the snail is associated with the winter solstice. Animal Figures in the Maya Codices The next day after the winter solstice, our supply of water from the Cape Sheridan River having failed, Eskimos were sent out to reconnoiter the ponds of the neighborhood. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club In midwinter there will be a Christmas festival to promote and protect the sun’s heat at the winter solstice. Ancient Art and Ritual In this system the year began in the winter solstice. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria In December comes the Soyaluna, or winter solstice ceremony, to turn the sun back from his path of departure and insure his return with length of days to the Indian country. The Unwritten Literature of the Hopi From other accounts of this sun feast at the winter solstice in this country, we are given to understand that besides white bulls there were also human victims offered in sacrifice. Folk Lore Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within This Century The first was at the winter solstice, and on the longest night of the year, which was called the Mother Night, as that which produced the rest. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology At this season our pagan ancestors celebrated the winter solstice, just as on the 25th of June they did that of summer. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 After crossing the Alps again and hurrying through Italy, he arrived at Brundisium about the winter solstice. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. The Emperor is the Son of Heaven; he sacrifices to Heaven at the winter solstice. The Problem of China The term Yule was the name given to the festival of the winter solstice by our northern invaders, and means the Festival of the Sun. Folk Lore Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within This Century When the Korong's time is come, as these creatures say, either on the summer or winter solstice, he is bound with native ropes, and carried up so pinioned to Tu-Kila-Kila's temple. The Great Taboo These autumn festivals culminated in the great festival of the winter solstice which we have perpetuated in the celebrations of Christmas and New Year. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism They have had them since the days when Christmas was a pagan celebration of the winter solstice, when dried codfish was the staple winter food, and when rice was the rarest of imported delicacies. The Soul of a Child The Yule log plays a great part at the festival of the winter solstice in Perigord. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul These are the things to do during the eighth season between the winter solstice and the rising of the west wind. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro These points are astronomically distinguished as the summer and winter solstice. The Symbolism of Freemasonry The custom survives in a symbolical form among the Mokis, who observe the festivals of the winter solstice and the vernal equinox. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism The days are still very short, the sun having but just passed the winter solstice. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Every year this Virgin of the Sphere as she appeared above the horizon at the winter solstice gave birth to the sun. The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion These are the things to do during the seventh season between the setting of the Pleiades and the winter solstice. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro The chief of these is at the winter solstice. Court Life in China The Walpi, a Tusayan people, hold a similar great sun-festival at the winter solstice, and December is with them a sacred month, in which there is no work and little play. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism Some have supposed that it allegorized the summer and winter solstice; but this seems too obvious a fact to have needed an hieroglyphic emblem. The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation At Christmas tide, or at the winter solstice, a branch from this tree was used as a symbol of the renewal of time or of the birth of the New Year. The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion There were two grand occasions on which it was rendered by the sovereign,--the summer and winter solstices. The Shih King From the Sacred Books of the East Volume 3 The winter solstice was now approaching, when the darkness of the Polar night would be most profound, as the sun would be at the lowest maximum point below the horizon of the northern hemisphere. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude As the season passes on from the Equinox towards the winter solstice, the heat of the sun daily diminishes, and the cold gains a daily preponderance. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 321, July 5, 1828 The new system, depending wholly on the sun, would naturally have commenced with the winter solstice. Caesar: a Sketch Down to a late date, fire was a conspicuous element at the festival of the winter solstice. The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion Under the Shang dynasty, it commenced a month earlier; and during the Kâu period, it ought always to have begun with the new moon preceding the winter solstice,--between our November 22 and December 22. The Shih King From the Sacred Books of the East Volume 3 Even the festival of Christmas, coming at the winter solstice, kept some heathen features, such as the use of mistletoe with which Celtic priests once decked the altars of their gods. Early European History It was about the time of the winter solstice and the turn of the year. Historical Miniatures Tacitus here seems to affirm this as universally the case, not having heard that, at the winter solstice, there is a night of equal duration. The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus The Roman winter solstice which was connected with the worship of Mithra, and which was named the "Birthday of the Unconquered Om," was adopted by the western churches some time during the fourth century. The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion The winter solstice celebration was held in Serampore; the first one I attended left me with a permanent blessing. Autobiography of a Yogi Your mother has just been passing through the winter solstice of her temper and declares she is not going anywhere. My Boyhood The calotte does not form until several months after the winter solstice, and it begins to melt, as a rule, shortly after the vernal equinox. Is Mars habitable? A critical examination of Professor Percival Lowell's book "Mars and its canals," with an alternative explanation The first flower that appears after the winter solstice. The Botanic Garden. Part II. Containing the Loves of the Plants. a Poem. With Philosophical Notes. In Rome, throughout the months preceding the winter solstice, Hilaria or Ceres, was especially honored. The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion Ye-liu Ch'u-ts'ai chose this year, and the moment of the winter solstice, for the beginning of his period; because, according to his calculations, it coincided with the beginning of a new astronomical or planetary period. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 At Cumanacoa, the dry season begins at the winter solstice, and lasts till the vernal equinox. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 This Roman Saturnalia came at the winter solstice, the same as does our Christmas day, while the birth of Christ is widely believed to have taken place at some other season of the year. The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth? The solar "minimum" for the northern hemisphere occurs on winter solstice, about December 21st each year. The BYU Solar Cooker/Cooler Hence we have an explanation of the Eastern Buddhas and Crishnas, all of which were born of virgins at the winter solstice. The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion Fern-seed, in fact, would seem to be an emanation of the sun’s fire at the two turning-points of its course, the summer and winter solstices. The Golden Bough Empedocles, that those that are of the right hand face the summer solstice, those of the left the winter solstice. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies Among the sun worshipers of Persia, among the Druids of the far north, among the Phoenicians, among the Romans, and among the ancient Goths and Saxons the winter solstice was the occasion of festivities. The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth? After this, he passed the Alps again, and marched through Italy to Brundusium, where he arrived at the time of the winter solstice. The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch being parts of the "Lives" of Plutarch, edited for boys and girls Macrobius, a learned Roman writer, observes that the early historic nations "believed that the sun comes forth as a babe from its cradle at the winter solstice." The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion At the festival of the winter solstice in December the Aztecs killed their god Huitzilopochtli in effigy first and ate him afterwards. The Golden Bough The late daybreak of the winter solstice found the whole City still in arms. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 As he glided along the Ligurian coast, he was delighted by the sight of myrtles and olive trees, which retained their verdure under the winter solstice. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 But at the time of the winter solstice, in the month of Tebet, the sea grows restless, for then leviathan spouts up water, and the big fish become uneasy. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1 The tuft of hair which the Mahometans preserve, is taken also from the sun, who was painted by the Egyptians at the winter solstice, as having but a single hair upon his head. The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature The Egyptians even represented the new-born sun by the image of an infant which on his birthday, the winter solstice, they brought forth and exhibited to his worshippers. The Golden Bough The year itself took its departure from the date of the winter solstice. History of the Conquest of Peru; with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas He had watched the temperature, the soil, the stars, had planted at the winter solstice and pruned at the waning of the moon, had inspected the slaves and had been careful of their clothes. Salammbo |
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