A tomb that may have been built for a close friend of Alexander the Great may be aligned with the winter solstice.

The best place in the world to observe the winter solstice is at the prehistoric monument Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, believed to have been erected by ancient Celtic druids to line up the ...

Crowds gathered from early on Saturday to honour the Celtic tradition of marking the Winter Solstice on the shortest day and longest night of the year. It marks a celestial turning point when the ...

During this time, there is a peak moment of the Solstice. In 2024, this will occur at 9.20am on Saturday December 21st. In our Celtic landscapes, the Winter Solstice is an ancient seasonal rite of ...

Winter solstice happens when the North Pole is tilted ... changes again depending on which calendar you follow: ancient Celtic and Irish calendars begin winter from 1 November.

in the ancient Celtic calendar, also known as the Gaelic or Irish calendar, winter starts on 1 November. The winter solstice is a key point in the astronomical calendar and marks the change from ...

Opinion: the ancient Celtic festival acts as a timely reminder ... Directly opposite Winter Solstice, this Saturday is the peak of the sun's highest climb into maximum light.

Celtic people across Europe marked the four days that are midway between the winter solstice, the spring equinox, the summer solstice and the fall equinox. What the Celts called Imbolc is also ...

The winter solstice occurs in the Northern Hemisphere on Dec. 21 this year. As holiday lights brighten streets and the season of cheer unfolds, Dec. 21 marks the winter solstice this year -- a ...