The longest and shortest days of the year are marked by the Sun’s position in the sky – but the seasons lag behind.
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3HO was founded in 1969, and SDI followed five years later. What are they, and what is the significance of the 2023 summer solstice for their followers?
The dead of winter, when the longest night of the year takes place, has also traditionally been celebrated as a time of renewal and reverence.
For Wiccans, midsummer, with the maximum hours of sunlight, is the time for celebrating new life.
The winter solstice is past, but bundle up – January is when winter really arrives in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
The reason we have seasons is because, during its journey around the Sun, the Earth is tilted.
For indigenous peoples, winter solstice has been a time to honor their ancient sun deity. Their rituals reveal a deep understanding of the natural world.
How did civilization emerge from small groups of hunter-gatherers? Some archaeologists focus on cooperation as the vital ingredient – and find evidence for it in the form of feast-related artifacts.
The tilt of Earth’s axis as it orbits the sun results in the seasonal changes.
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Professor of History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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