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  2. Winter Solstice 2024: Don’t worry, the shortest day of the ...

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    During winter the situation is reversed as the North Pole tilts away from the sun for the northern hemisphere. People take part in winter solstice celebrations at Stone Henge in December 2023 (PA)

  3. Nisse (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    A tomtenisse made of salt dough.A common Scandinavian Christmas decoration, 2004. Modern vision of a nisse, 2007. A nisse (Danish:, Norwegian: [ˈnɪ̂sːə]), tomte (Swedish: [ˈtɔ̂mːtɛ]), tomtenisse, or tonttu (Finnish:) is a household spirit from Nordic folklore which has always been described as a small human-like creature wearing a red cap and gray clothing, doing house and stable ...

  4. Heathen holidays - Wikipedia

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    The handbook Our Troth: Heathen Life published by American-based inclusive Heathen organization The Troth in 2020, lists three holidays that most Heathens agree on, Yule (Winter Solstice or the first full moon after Winter Solstice), Winter Nights/Alfarblot/Disablot (begins on the second full moon after Autumnal Equinox and ends at new moon ...

  5. 13 Fascinating Winter Solstice Traditions Around the World

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    The shortest day and longest night of the year inspire mystical celebrations, both old and new, in anticipation of the sun's return. The post 13 Fascinating Winter Solstice Traditions Around the ...

  6. Christmas in Norway - Wikipedia

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    The figure of the mischievous but gift-bearing Norse nisse, a mythological creature associated with the winter solstice in Scandinavian folklore, is a white-bearded, red-wearing ancestral spirit also known as Julenissen (' Jul spirit'), which has been integrated with the figure of Sinterklaas to comprise the modern-day figure of Santa Claus.

  7. Winter solstice: The shortest day and longest night of the year

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    Winter solstice traditions. An Indigenous man performs the Palo Volador (Flying Pole) in Chichicastenango, Guatemala, on December 20, 2023. Palo Volador is a pre-Hispanic tradition in Guatemala to ...

  8. Deities and personifications of seasons - Wikipedia

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    Old Man Winter, personification of winter. Frau Holle Germanic mother frost. Skaði (sometimes anglicized as Skadi, Skade, or Skathi) is a jötunn and goddess associated with bowhunting, skiing, winter, and mountains in Norse mythology; Three Friends of Winter in Chinese art, the plum, bamboo and pine. Nane Sarma, Grandma Frost, Iranian folklore.

  9. When is the winter solstice? A guide to the shortest day of ...

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    The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, according to the National Weather Service. This occurs due to the Earth's tilt from the sun.