Winter solstice traditions around the world

Winter solstice celebrations across the world

What is the Chinese Winter Solstice Festival (冬至) and how is it celebrated?

HAPPY SOLSTICE EVERYONE! ✨ This weekend, we celebrate the Winter Solstice—the shortest day of the year—in Damanhur and across the world. From our capital in Northern Italy to Japan, Perth, Croatia, Norway, and Boulder Colorado—Damanhur ritual circles gather simultaneously to honor this ancient heartbeat of nature and cosmos. The solstice invites us inward. It’s a moment to look deeply within ourselves, to search for meaning that goes beyond appearance, to choose what truly matters. Tomorrow, our

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What Is the winter solstice?

Winter solstice: Everything you need to know about the shortest day of the year

WINTER SOLSTICE EXPLAINED In the Southern Hemisphere, the shortest day of the year is the winter solstice, when our region of the Earth is tilted away from the Sun. South of the Antarctic Circle at latitude 66°S, the icy continent slips into 24 hours of continuous darkness at least once a year. Watch the line in this satellite timelapse to match the seasons changing with the Earth spinning on its tilted axis. The winter solstice can occur between 21 and 23 June. This year, it happens at precisel