solstice

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The winter season starts on the winter solstice, around 21 December, and ends on the spring equinox, around 20 March.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

After the winter solstice this past weekend, every day brings a little more sunlight.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Consider the original Yule Logs, massive oak trunks that Vikings burned for the duration of the Midwinter solstice to rebuke the long darkness.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

December’s event is called the Cold Moon because it rises amid longer, chillier nights approaching the winter solstice, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

We had only one day left until the summer solstice.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan