AS THE darker nights and shorter days are about to hit their peak tomorrow, many are wondering when we’ll see some more ...

Solstice, an annual astronomical event, marks the first official day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest ...

BRIGHTER days to come have been celebrated in gatherings to mark the Winter Solstice at ancient sites on the island of ...

What may, at first glance, appear to be a pile of loose rock actually transforms into a remarkable illumination when the sun ...

Ceremonies have been held across the UK and Ireland to mark the winter solstice. December 21 is the shortest day and longest ...

The first day of winter falls on Dec. 21, according to EarthSky.org. The Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice always falls ...

On the island of Ireland, our ancestors who constructed Newgrange did not see Winter Solstice as an adversarial event, but a turning point in which reverence of the vital energies of darkness and ...

The winter solstice ushers in the astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Meanwhile, the Southern Hemisphere will ...

The winter solstice ushers in the astronomical winter ... including Newgrange in Ireland. Solstices are often associated with pagan religions and draw revelers of different faiths.

Neolithic monuments in Scotland and Ireland, built around 3,000 B.C., are aligned with sunrise on the winter solstice. Stonehenge, one of the world’s best-known prehistoric monuments located in ...