Winter solstice is the shortest day of year, longest night of the year and the official first day of winter in the Northern ...

Winter officially arrives on Dec. 21 — the shortest day of the year — or what we call the Winter Solstice. Down through the ...

With the winter solstice just ahead of us, ditch the darkness and prepare for lighter days by celebrating the Festival of ...

While Newgrange points to the winter solstice sunrise, Stonehenge marks the winter solstice sunset. Communities with Persian ancestry mark the day with the festival of Yalda, which celebrates the ...

Winter Solstice, also known as Midwinter and/or the Festival of Yule, is a time for rituals and celebrations. In a sense, this was a turning point in the battle of dark versus light in the world.

Dec. 20 Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., ...

Guest Opinion. Traditional ceremonies to welcome a new year have been carried out by Native American Native Nations since long before the arrival of the colonists and the establishment of the United ...

The ancient Egyptians celebrated the new year in a variety of ways, including having feasts, giving gifts, and exposing ...

It's going to be a busy weekend for some as everyone is in the home stretch of the holidays, however, that means lots of fun.

Many Jewish people avoid such displays because of their association with the Christian faith. But there is an ecumenical case ...

At the end of the year the villages around Meiringen pump up the volume and bizarre characters celebrate the ancient tradition of Ubersitz.

Happy moments of 2023 through the lens of AFP photographers. Shows children playing with bubbles at a kindergarten during an ...