Learn how the Punjabi festival Lohri is celebrated with traditional rituals. Follow this step-by-step guide to embrace its essence.

Pagans have many different beliefs. Rider believes in Norse traditions with an emphasis on gods like Odin and Thor. Others ...

In the Northern Hemisphere, December 21 will be the year’s day of least sunlight, when the sun takes its lowest, shortest path across the sky. As we did before the solar eclipse in August, this ...

The winter solstice offers an opportunity to honor the cultural and spiritual significance of Indigenous sites like Ohio's Serpent Mound, but columnist Nancy Kelsey urges visitors to approach these ...

Nearly a dozen people gathered in Library Park on Saturday for the 18th Annual Homeless Person’s Memorial Day.

Prayers are first given at Qorikancha (the ... traditional faiths—they’re all there for the same reason. “The winter solstice marks the turning of the year, the return of the light and ...

He arose and spent eight days in fasting and in prayer. When he saw that the season of Tevet, [i.e., the winter solstice, had arrived], and saw that days were becoming progressively longer ...

Volunteers read the 88 names aloud in West Palm Beach during a National Homeless Remembrance Day on Dec. 21, the eve of the ...

In mainline Christian circles, winter solstice celebrations and longest night services are growing in popularity.

While the winter solstice signifies the lengthening of daytime ... the remembrance will include music, prayers and reflections followed by a procession and ministry services.

Mark your calendars for December 22, the winter solstice! As the year's longest night and shortest day, this celestial phenomenon has been celebrated for millennia. From ancient rituals to modern ...

Today we honor the Winter Solstice, the day of the year in our hemisphere when the daylight is the shortest and the night is the longest.