About 2,000 people gathered at Newgrange in County Meath in the Republic of Ireland on Sunday to mark the winter solstice. It marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. Newgrange is an ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). In a few weeks’ time, just 38 lottery winners — chosen from 16,000 global applicants — will stand in the darkness of Newgrange’s ...

At Newgrange, on the winter solstice, we knew the light would be faintly visible underground, and we cheered with triumph, ...

Cultures around the world are preparing to mark the winter solstice this Saturday, including with festivals, special meals and several live-streamed events from historical monuments like the ...

This year’s Winter Solstice will occur on Dec. 21. Many ancient sites, like Newgrange in Ireland, pictured, were built to be aligned with and track the Winter Solstice. Photo by Bethany O’Hagan The ...

Hundreds of visitors gathered at the ancient passage tomb at Newgrange, in Co Meath, in the early hours of Sunday morning to celebrate the Winter Solstice. The Winter Solstice marks the shortest day ...

Since the summer solstice back in June, the days have grown steadily shorter and the nights have grown steadily longer in the Northern Hemisphere. But that’s about to reverse itself. Winter solstice, ...

The winter solstice is arriving soon. "The winter solstice is significant across various cultures, signaling the changing of the seasons," according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. After the winter ...