Winter Solstice has long marked a time of rebirth, behind it are fascinating astronomical events. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Nevertheless, German Protestants embraced it, incorporating evergreen trees into their Christmas and Winter Solstice celebrations. By Queen Victoria's time, the tradition was already well ...

Now, the winter solstice, Saturday ... today came from pagan celebrations of the solstice, such as Christmas trees and wreaths, which originated from the celebration of Yule.

Christmas trees, as evergreens brought indoors, may have originated from the northern European celebration of the winter solstice. At the darkest time of the year, evergreens provide a symbol of the ...

Traditionally, the winter solstice was a time when cattle were ... The druid priests would cut mistletoe that grew on oak trees and give it as a blessing. Oaks were seen as sacred trees and ...

That’s the question behind German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig’s WINTER SOLSTICE, currently at the Berkeley Street Theatre in a Necessary Angel production in association with Canadian Stage and ...

(The opposite holds true for the Southern Hemisphere, where June brings the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year.) Read on for some more intriguing facts about the summer solstice.