Winter solstice 2023: How the festival is celebrated worldwide? Check out 7 diverse traditions
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Winter solstice 2023: How the festival is celebrated worldwide? Check out 7 diverse traditions

Hindustan Times  

Get ready to celebrate the arrival of winter in the northern hemisphere with an exciting stargazing event. The winter solstice, which falls on either December 21 or 22, is a notable annual event marking the longest night and shortest day of the year. Lucia’s Day Scandinavians celebrate St. Lucia's Day, a festival of lights, around the time of the winter solstice. This celebration marked the conclusion of the planting season and took place around the time of the winter solstice. Yalda The Persian holiday Yalda, also known as Shab-e Yalda, commemorates the winter solstice in Iran and dates back thousands of years.

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