While it was celebrated as a sacred time in ancient cultures, the winter solstice continues to hold importance in the modern day to mark the beginning of winter. The winter solstice is the ...

This astronomical moment is known as the winter solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere experiences the shortest day and longest night of the year. It comes just in time for the holidays ...

A nobleman once cut a piece of his flesh to feed an exiled Chinese prince. The Cold Food Festival in his honour was inspired ...

The Winter Solstice also marks the arrival of the coldest season in the year. The Winter Solstice Festival There was a saying that went in ancient China, "The Winter Solstice is as significant as the ...

The summer solstice fire festivals take place in the Pyrenees each year on the same night when the sun is at its zenith. Once night falls, people from different towns and villages carry flaming ...

those in the Southern Hemisphere will be experiencing the winter solstice. Many festivals and celebrations are also held in these parts of the world with their very own traditions. Not everyone ...