Athens-based independent scholar Demetrius Savvides has shown that in Amphipolis, northern Greece, where the Kastas Monument ...

Though warm temperatures make it feel like summer, the official start of summer is in June. Here's what to know about the summer solstice.

Midsommar is one of the most celebrated holidays in Sweden, taking place every June during the summer solstice. We mark this with a concert from the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor ...

It will occur this year on June 20, 2025. It begins with the summer solstice on June 20. The summer solstice is not on the ...

Hamburgers have their place but hot dogs still reign as the hottest summer treat, at least for Americans. Someone pass the ketchup and mustard and don’t forget the pickles and ...

Ancient human remains in a famous Greek tomb can't be Alexander the Great's father after all, a scientific analysis reveals.

The summer solstice is considered the first day of summer and the winter solstice is considered ... a solar calendar that was used by the Roman Empire. This year, Easter and Eastern Orthodox ...

During the ancient festival known as Vestalia, Roman women traditionally visited ... forces and the heavens were honored on the winter solstice, while feminine “yin” forces and the earth ...

The winter solstice is the day each year that has the ... Britannica notes. The ancient Roman Saturnalia festival celebrated the end of the planting season and has close ties with modern-day ...

The winter solstice is the day each year that has the ... Britannica notes. The ancient Roman Saturnalia festival celebrated the end of the planting season and has close ties with modern-day ...

Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and ... of its customs and probably its date on the calendar from the pagan Roman festivals of Saturnalia and Kalends,” Maria Kennedy, assistant ...

She noted that, when Roman Christians chose Dec. 25 as Christmas ... when some believed Jesus was conceived), it was the same day as the winter solstice. The date of the solstice has since shifted ...