About 2,000 people gathered at Newgrange in County Meath in the Republic of Ireland on Sunday to mark the winter solstice. It marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. Newgrange is an ...

The winter solstice is Saturday this year. That means the shortest and darkest days of the year are almost behind us. In Anchorage, we will gain mere seconds the first few days after solstice, but the ...

The Washington Park Arboretum’s Winter Solstice Walk marks the start of winter by getting forest fans into nature to stroll along a pathway lit by luminaria.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: 1000Words at Depositphotos.com. When winter sets in, and daylight is gone well before dinner, it’s hard not to ...

Although temperatures have been dropping for weeks, winter doesn’t officially begin until Saturday. Here’s what to know about the winter solstice, the astronomical start to the snowy season and the ...

On Sunday, Dec. 21, at exactly 10:03 a.m. EST, the Northern Hemisphere's astronomical winter officially begins with the winter solstice. That's the moment when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted ...