Get ready to embrace the darkness during the longest night of the year ‒ the winter solstice. The solstice occurs at the same time everywhere on Earth, this year it happens Dec. 21 at 4:21 a.m. EST.

Yule is celebrated on the first day of winter, known as Winter Solstice, which is the longest night of the year ... "It’s pre-Christian but it does not invalidate one religion or another." ...

The final full moon of 2024 will rise as far north as it ever does — a phenomenon that happens every 18.6 years called a "major lunar standstill." December's full moon, also known as the cold ...

There, the December solstice marks the longest day of the year – and the ... Citing academic research, Kennedy said early founders of the Christian church condemned the practices of these ...

The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year and the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere ... Kennedy said early founders of the Christian church condemned the practices of these ...

It will be both the shortest day and longest night of 2024. The solstice also marks the start ... astronomical observatory, ...

When it came time to plan the holiday party, the principal requested that it celebrate the season, but without any specific religious or ... the sun on the longest night. We also played the ...

On winter solstice, the first day of winter and the longest night of the year, religious services and community events are held to bring attention to those who have died while living in outside ...

Brian Devine and Dave Devine's YA Graphic Novel, From Both Sides, a coming-of-age romance, set in 1980s Philadelphia.

Bullock Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church ... Mississippi St., meets Sundays at 8, 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. A Longest Night service will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 21, with a Christingle ...