Known as Saturnalia to the ancient Romans and Dong Zhi to the Chinese, “the return of the sun” has been celebrated by people ...

Last year, Winter combed through the archives and picked out his favorite moments from four decades of solstice celebrations.

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

The winter solstice is more than just an astronomical event. It symbolizes the cyclical nature of time, marking the end of ...

Susan Cooper's children's book The Shortest Day, released in 2019, is a celebration of light returning after the winter solstice. The text of the book is actually a poem she wrote in the 1970s for ...