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What does winter solstice mean?

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Noun
  1. (astronomy) The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun.
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The winter solstice falls on December 21, marking the year's longest night.
The Greeks celebrated the New Year on December 21 at the winter solstice, when the day was at its shortest.
For centuries, this heady flower has been a traditional decoration for the various holidays that fall in the December winter solstice season.
Of course the Northern Hemisphere's summer solstice is the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.
Make a portrait of the north woods in upper Minnesota over the ninety days between the autumn equinox and winter solstice.
Instead of a January to December calendar year, the Almanac relied on a tropical year defined as running from one winter solstice to the next.

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