What is the winter solstice?

Today marks the shortest day of the year but what does it all mean?

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Today marks the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. The North Pole is tilted furthest from the Sun, delivering the fewest hours of sunlight to the northern hemisphere, and the Sun appears at its lowest on the horizon. But the good news is that after today the days will begin to get longer again.

What does ‘solstice’ mean?

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