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Winter Solstice 2024: What is the shortest day of the year and why does it happen?The Winter Solstice arrives on December 21, 2024. It marks the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisp...21 Dec, 2024, 02.28 PM IST- Why is Christmas celebrated on December 25? Here is the history, traditions and significance of the festivalChristmas is celebrated on December 25. The date links to Roman and pagan winter solstice traditions. Early Christians adopted the date to ...21 Dec, 2024, 01.48 PM IST
- How Does Christmas Start? Exploring the Origins of the HolidayChristmas is one of the most celebrated holidays all over the world and it has always been a huge occasion. But there are several confusion...19 Dec, 2024, 01.25 AM IST
- Longest day of the year in Northern Hemisphere has arrived. Know about summer solstice and its reasonAs the Earth spins on an axis that is tilted 23.5 degrees away from vertical, the sun’s height in the sky each day changes. So, the hemisph...20 Jun, 2024, 02.20 AM IST
- Sun- rituals observed on summer solstice since prehistoric days, know about their significance and scientific basisBetween the summer solstice and the winter solstice, people have been observing the spring and autumn equinoxes from time immemorial. They ...18 Jun, 2024, 08.14 PM IST
- Lohri 2024: Date, history, significance, traditions, and all you need to know about this harvest festivalLohri 2024 Date: Lohri is a time for communities to come together, strengthening social bonds. People gather around the bonfire, sing tradi...12 Jan, 2024, 11.36 AM IST
- Anticipating Spring's arrival? Mark your Calendar for the first day of Spring in 2024There have been some noteworthy shifts in weather conditions in 2023, such as the shift from rainfall to drought, witnessing a phenomenon c...01 Jan, 2024, 07.33 PM IST
- How the grinch Jesus stole winter solsticeAdrian Bliss' YouTube sketch portrays Jesus Christ as stealing the winter solstice by crashing a pagan party and removing the revellers. He...24 Dec, 2023, 11.17 PM IST
- Why Jun 21 is year’s longest day, what is summer solstice?The summer solstice is an astronomical event that occurs when the sun reaches its highest point. It is the time when the Sun travels the lo...21 Jun, 2023, 06.36 PM IST
- Korean New Year 2023: Check history, significance and dates hereKorean Lunar New Year Seollal is the name of the Korean version of the Chinese New Year. It is observed at the same time as Chinese New Yea...22 Jan, 2023, 05.39 PM IST
- Summer Solstice 2022, longest day of the year in Northern Hemisphere: What you should know about this dayThe Summer Solstice 2022, or the June Solstice will occur on Tuesday, 21 June 2022. Here’s all you need to know about this biannual celesti...21 Jun, 2022, 02.36 PM IST
- Winter season 2021: Google Doodle celebrates the Winter Solstice with a hedgehogThe event causes the day to become shorter due to less period of daylight.21 Dec, 2021, 01.31 PM IST
- Google celebrates Winter Solstice & Great Conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn with a colourful doodleWinter Solstice is the shortest day and the longest night of the year.21 Dec, 2020, 11.07 AM IST
- Festive mode on: Google celebrates holiday season with special doodleThe doodle shows Google's alphabets turned into Christmas ornaments with a string of lights around them.25 Dec, 2019, 10.36 AM IST
- Google marks Summer Solstice with an adorable Earth DoodleAs the longest day of the year, the solstice also marks the official start of the summer season.21 Jun, 2019, 12.38 PM IST
- Google marks winter solstice with an adorable doodleWinter Solstice happens only once a year and mostly falls in December.21 Dec, 2018, 10.45 AM IST
- Norway, UK and Russia: The world's must-visit winter vacationsIf you’ve had skiing on your bucket list, head to Trysilfjellet Mountain region in Norway.15 Nov, 2018, 09.41 AM IST
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