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
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
Thousands of revellers gathered at Stonehenge in Wiltshire on Sunday morning to welcome the sunrise on the winter solstice - the shortest day of the year.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
Like the tourists at the solstice today, visitors came to this empire of appearances to be dazzled and awed.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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