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  2. Winter solstice - Wikipedia

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    Livestock were slaughtered so they would not have to be fed during the winter, so it was almost the only time of year when a plentiful supply of fresh meat was available. [9] The winter solstice is the reversal of the Sun's apparent ebbing in the sky; the daytime stops becoming shorter and begins to lengthen again.

  3. Solstice - Wikipedia

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    The Latinate names estival solstice (summer) and hibernal solstice (winter) are sometimes used to the same effect, [17] as are midsummer and midwinter. June solstice and December solstice refer to the months of year in which they take place, [ 18 ] with no ambiguity as to which hemisphere is the context.

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

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    Historically, the winter solstice has been of great importance to many cultures, such as Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome, often as a marker for the passing seasons, and a possible time of rebirth.

  5. Winter solstice: What to know about the shortest day and ...

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    The winter solstice is Dec. 21, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. What you should know about this year's winter solstice.

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  7. Category:Winter solstice - Wikipedia

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    This happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern and Southern). For that hemisphere, the winter solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year, when the Sun is at its lowest daily maximum elevation in the sky. Either pole experiences continuous darkness or twilight around its

  8. 2021 Winter Solstice: What to Know Before It Arrives

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    The winter solstice is the day we have our shortest day and our longest night. Typically, it falls on December 21 or December 22 (only a few days before Christmas) in the Northern Hemisphere and ...

  9. December solstice - Wikipedia

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    The December-solstice solar year is the solar year based on the December solstice. It is thus the length of time between adjacent December solstices. The length of the December-solstice year has been relatively stable between 6000 BC and AD 2000, in the range of 49 minutes 30 seconds to 50 minutes in excess of 365 days 5 hours.