Yule // Northern Europe These days, the word Yuletide is essentially a synonym for Christmastime, but Yule was originally ...
When is winter? Weather forecasters in the Northern Hemisphere will tell you Dec. 1 through the end of February, which is ...
The winter solstice, or the December solstice, is the point at which the path of the sun in the sky is farthest south. At the winter solstice, the sun travels the shortest path through the sky, ...
Besides colder temperatures and falling snow, the other signs of obvious signs of winter approaching are longer nights and shorter days as the winter solstice nears. Here's when and what to know ...
Though temperatures have already started to drop in some parts of the country, winter doesn't officially begin until mid-December. Here's what to know about the winter solstice, the astronomical ...