solstice

Example Sentences

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Krampus likely evolved from older, pre-Christian deities, just as Christmas absorbed solstice and midwinter customs, the author explained.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

After the winter solstice this past weekend, every day brings a little more sunlight.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Consider the original Yule Logs, massive oak trunks that Vikings burned for the duration of the Midwinter solstice to rebuke the long darkness.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

Technically speaking the solstice is a specific moment, not a whole day and in 2025 it happens at 15:03 on 21 December.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

“And get it back to Olympus before the summer solstice, in ten days.”

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan