As the Northern Hemisphere welcomes spring today, the Southern Hemisphere is marked with the first day of autumn.

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 difference between an equinox and a solstice is based on Earth’s tilt, affecting daylight length and the changing of ...

The winter solstice, the oldest-known winter celebration ... I as the date of Christ’s birth to replace the ancient pagan Roman midwinter festival called “Saturnalia” with a Christian ...

This was an unbridled Roman feast of hedonism ... Iranian people celebrate Yaldā night, the night of the winter solstice by getting all the family together, at the house of the oldest person ...