Shortest Day of the Year

December Solstice Will Mark Start of Winter

The Huffington Post | John Stephens | Posted 12.21.2011

The winter season will officially begin in the northern hemisphere on Dec. 22 with the annual celestial event known as the winter solstice. The southe...

Winter Officially Begins With The Shortest Day Of The Year

The Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

Winter officially begins December 21, 2010 with the shortest day of the year for those in the Northern Hemisphere, known as the winter solstice. Ac...