We'll have to celebrate the winter solstice.
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Solstice
/ˈsɒl.stɪs/
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5 entriessolstice ceremonysolstice festivalsolstice sunsetsummer solsticewinter solstice
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The pagan nations of antiquity always had a tendency to worship the sun, under different names, as the giver of light and life. And their festivals in its honor took place near the winter solstice, the shortest day in the year, when the sun in December begins its upward course, thrilling men with the first distant promise of spring.
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After the summer solstice, the days gradually begin to get shorter.
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Winter solstice is coming.
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