This year’s Winter Solstice will occur on Dec. 21. Many ancient sites, like Newgrange in Ireland, pictured, were built to be aligned with and track the Winter Solstice. Photo by Bethany O’Hagan The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cold temperatures and wintry weather hit Western North Carolina hard earlier in December, but as we start the first day of winter, ...

Summer has officially begun in California. The start of the new season is marked the summer solstice — an astronomical event that marks the longest day of the year. Past this point, the days will get ...

Explore the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, its cultural traditions, and easy ways to celebrate the shortest day of the year. Simple Ways to Celebrate the Shortest Day Ever feel like ...

The winter solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year, marking the start of astronomical winter - and, more importantly for most Brits, when the sun starts to set later each evening.