Winter solstice

Winter solstice is a night that is tied to ancient rituals, so here are 5+ ways to celebrate the new solar year with some modern twists.

You can then pop a candle into your jar to let it glow and keep away the dark. Yule logs are traditionally done with the root of a hardwood tree (any type of eucalyptus will do the trick here in Australia), in a ritual performed to help re-ignite the sun. Introduced by the Pagans in their winter solstice celebrations, many Yule Tide rituals are now being carried across the globe for everyone to enjoy.

A timely, cold start across Aotearoa New Zealand as we welcome the winter solstice. In fact, the -7.1° in Ranfurly is the coldest temp so far this year at a non ...

But some isolated morning showers are forecast about the Manawatū Gorge and southern Kāpiti Coast. The coldest place just before 7am was in Twizel, where -4.9C was recorded. Fine conditions are expected throughout the day. A few showers are forecast in the Chatham Islands. In Wellington and Wairarapa, conditions will be mostly cloudy with a few light showers in the mix. Showers are expected in Gisborne and Hawke's Bay. But they will gradually ease throughout the day.

It usually falls on June 20 or 21 in the southern hemisphere. In the northern hemisphere, today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.

It depends on where you live. Today is the shortest day of the year, but it isn't necessarily the coldest. How long is the shortest day of the year? The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year. The winter solstice is the moment the southern hemisphere is tilted furthest from the sun. In the northern hemisphere, today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.

Antarctic researchers got in first with a dip in a sub-zero pool, but there are other feats of endurance, and creativity, to mark the shortest day of the ...

“It’s madness, it’s ridiculous, but it’s what we do here in Antarctica,” Jeffcoat said. Station leader Rebecca Jeffcoat said celebrating the solstice was a “tradition in the Antarctic calendar” and the swim a “rite of passage” but “once is definitely enough”. “It was minus 19 on the ice with a wind speed of six knots, so altogether it was probably about minus 25 with the wind chill factor.” Those at Mawson station will take their own dip into a sub-zero swimming pool carved out of the ice at Horseshoe Harbour. The winter solstice marks the middle of winter when the shortest day and longest night occurs. Researchers in the Antarctic have taken a dip into a sub-zero pool to mark the winter solstice as Australians prepare to celebrate the shortest day of the year on Tuesday.

Pagan rituals and freezing swims: What is the winter solstice all about? On the shortest day of the year, when the sun dares to visit for only a few short hours ...

Former features and weekender writer for The Daily Advertiser. Small, quiet, and a student of the Julie Bishop School Of Staring. Usually dressed in something colourful, always snacking on something homemade. Friend to most mothers and all dogs. Former features and weekender writer for The Daily Advertiser. Small, quiet, and a student of the Julie Bishop School Of Staring. Usually dressed in something colourful, always snacking on something homemade. Friend to most mothers and all dogs. National videographer, filmmaker, and editor. It's from this tradition that the burning of the Yule log at Christmas comes. Ancient China celebrated the Dongzhi Festival between December 21 and 23. On the summer solstice, the sun reaches its highest point. Pagan druids welcomed Alban Arthan or the 'light of winter' festival. National videographer, filmmaker, and editor. It's the opposite in the northern hemisphere. Each date heralds the official start of a new season.

Tuesday, June 21, the southern hemisphere will experience its shortest day and longest night of the year as the winter solstice is upon us. With Sydneysiders ...

The June solstice is known as mid-winter in the Southern Hemisphere and will mark the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

Hence, the December solstice marks the longest day of the year - and the beginning of summer in places such as Australia, Chile and South Africa. The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year in the southern hemisphere. The June solstice is known as mid-winter in the Southern Hemisphere and will mark the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

Perth Observatory spokesman Matt Woods said the south pole was currently tipped away from the sun, and would now begin its long apparent journey northward again ...

Saturday: 19C, mostly sunny Friday: 19C, mostly sunny After Tuesday the days will get longer.

The winter solstice occurs on 20 or 21 June when the southern hemisphere is tilted furthest from the sun and marks the beginning of astronomical winter.

Today marks the Winter Solstice for 2022 which means it is the shortest day and longest night of the year. - During the winter solstice the sun appears to be at its lowest point in the sky. - Days before and after the winter solstice occurs, the sun appears to stand still in the sky at its noon-time elevation.

It is not unusual to see swimmers entering the cool waters of Binalup-Middleton Beach in Albany at dawn, but they are usually wearing something.

"It's a good celebration to start off the longer and brighter mornings," he said. "It's just usually a dip in the water — and we do the women's swim at 6am and the men's at 6.30am, so never the twain shall meet." The group of men and women meet every morning for a dip in the refreshing Southern Ocean but hold the special nude dip to mark the longest night of the year.

More than 2000 people have stripped naked for a sunrise dip in Hobart, marking the winter solstice and end of the Dark Mofo festival.

We were both on the fence this morning when we woke up," Melissa said. "A friend told me it's like a baptism. "It was a really unique experience.