The winter solstice is the astronomical start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, when the North Pole is tilted farthest from the Sun, giving the shortest day and longest night of the year.

The winter solstice, as the name implies, marks the beginning of winter and the point of the year when the sun reaches its ...

Discover unique winter solstice rituals—from a deconstructed Bûche de Noël dessert to a winter solstice pajama party—that ...

The summer solstice marks the start of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year. Here we explore when the summer ...

The bad news is that residents of Steamboat Springs will only have nine hours, 17 minutes of sunlight from sunrise to sunset ...

Inside Soul Sisters Reiki and Rocks, Shannon Gilmore crafts a winter solstice ornament by carefully winding a piece of string around a stick of cinnamon and a pod of star anise, a multi-pointed spice.

Besides colder temperatures and falling snow, the other signs of obvious signs of winter approaching are longer nights and shorter days as the winter solstice nears. Here's when and what to know about ...

Celebrate the longest night with glowing art, music, movement, rituals and revelry at winter solstice events around the Bay ...

Winter is coming is more than just a TV show slogan; it's a reality. No matter how much we don't want it to arrive, the cold air will still blow through the First State and make us all long for those ...

Research is finally catching up to the idea that meditation—which has been practiced for millennia—also provides many health benefits, including managing stress and anxiety. An electroencephalogram ...

It's just a few days left until the winter solstice, a moment that many who dislike the short, dark days look forward to. Meteorological winter started on 1 December but some prefer to wait for the ...