MDS Broadcast

Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice is a day with the shortest daytime and longest nighttime in the Northern Hemisphere.

Eleven Fun Facts About the Winter Solstice

• Winter Solstice is not always on the same day

• Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year for the Northern Hemisphere

• Polar night occurs in the whole Arctic Circle

• The days get colder but not warmer after Winter Solstice

• It is celebrated around the world

• Yule Festival started from the Winter Solstice

• Winter Solstice was first found in China 2,500 years ago

• Winter Solstice is an important one in the 24 Solar Terms in East Asia

• Winter Solstice is celebrated as Dongzhi Festival in China

• The word “Solstice” derives from Latin, meaning “Sun stands still”

• We are safe, surviving the Mayan prophecy of 2012