solstice

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Krampus likely evolved from older, pre-Christian deities, just as Christmas absorbed solstice and midwinter customs, the author explained.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

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

Technically speaking the solstice is a specific moment, not a whole day and in 2025 it happens at 15:03 on 21 December.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

The entire structure is oriented toward the exact point at which the sun rises on the day of the summer solstice.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson