. "Winter solstice is an astronomical phenomenon marking the shortest day and the longest night of the year. Winter solstice occurs for the Northern Hemisphere in December and for the Southern Hemisphere in June.The axial tilt of Earth and gyroscopic effects of its daily rotation mean that the two opposite points in the sky to which the Earth's axis of rotation points change very slowly (making a complete circle approximately every 26,000 years)."@en . "Astronomically marks the beginning of shortening nights and lengthening days" . . . . . "Winter solstice"@en . "Midwinter,Yule, the Longest Night"@en .