Because Peru is in the Southern Hemisphere, their winter solstice happens in June, when the Northern Hemisphere is marking its summer solstice. Scandinavia celebrates St. Lucia's Day, a festival ...

In Scandinavia and other parts of northern Europe like Germany, 'Jul' was the name given to the old winter solstice festivals. This is where the word we know as 'Yule' comes from, and where the ...

The winter solstice came on Monday at 5:02 a.m. ET. The shortest day of the year heralds the arrival of winter; after this, days finally start getting longer in the northern hemisphere ...

For pagans, Litha represents a fight between light and dark, and between the ruler from the winter to summer solstice – the ... especially in Scandinavian countries, where effigies of witches ...