The holiday in some parts of Italy is actually an ancient tradition ... s return on the official day at Stonehenge. In China, winter solstice traditions include celebrating Dongzhi festivities ...
The winter solstice came on Monday at 5:02 a.m. ET. The shortest day of the year heralds the arrival of winter; after this, days finally start getting longer in the northern hemisphere ...
The exact moment of the winter solstice varies from year to year due to a slight misalignment between the Gregorian calendar and the actual rate of the Earth’s rotation around the sun.