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AMESBURY, ENGLAND. A aerial view of Stonehenge under a blanket of snow. The site is popular gathering spot during the winter solstice. (Photo by Chris Gorman/Getty Images) I am writing this on ...

Winter is finally here! And believe it or not, there's actually an "official" first day of winter, the winter solstice, to kick it off. A common misconception is that winter starts after Thanksgiving.

Christmas is just days away - but it’s not the only winter celebration in the calendar. Different cultures have celebrated the winter solstice since the dawn of human history. The solstice - which ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - The Winter Solstice is the shortest day and the longest night of the year, and it officially marks the start of winter. “The winter solstice is not so much a full day as ...

On Sunday, Dec. 21, at exactly 10:03 a.m. EST, the Northern Hemisphere's astronomical winter officially begins with the winter solstice. That's the moment when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted ...

The 2025 winter solstice will take place at 10:03 a.m. Eastern time Sunday, Dec. 21. That’s the moment when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted the farthest away from the sun. The winter solstice is ...

ATLANTA — Astronomical Winter arrives Sunday, December 21st at 10:03 a.m., marking the shortest day of the year. This is the day when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern ...

The winter solstice is upon us, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year. People across the country have already faced multiple blankets of white snow where they live, but the winter ...