The Winter solstice is when the Earth’s Northern hemisphere is tilted the farthest from the sun than any other time of year. We will have the shortest day and the longest night, whereas the Southern hemisphere will be celebrating their longest day and shortest night.
A lot of cultures find the solstices to hold great power. The Druids certainly found them to have great meaning, and Stonehenge marks the Winter Solstice.
This website is livestreaming the Solstice from Stonehenge: EnglishHeritage.org
I’ve just started reading about Shamanism and ancient cultures, but haven’t gotten into the importance of the Solstices yet. I don’t really have an answer for what it means to people.
But if you want to read more about it, I found this Washington Post site to be educational.
Many sources say Christmas is celebrated on December 25th because it is close to the Winter Solstice, which so many people were already celebrating. Here’s one site discussing that.
It also appears related to the celebration of Hanukkah, as argued here.
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