winter solstice in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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solstice [Am ˈsoʊlstəs, ˈsɑlstəs, Brit ˈsɒlstɪs] N

I.winter [Am ˈwɪn(t)ər, Brit ˈwɪntə] N U or C

II.winter [Am ˈwɪn(t)ər, Brit ˈwɪntə] VB intr

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III.winter [Am ˈwɪn(t)ər, Brit ˈwɪntə] VB trans

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winter solstice in the PONS Dictionary

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Most sun charts plot azimuth versus altitude throughout the days of the winter solstice and summer solstice, as well as a number of intervening days.
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Each tunnel reacts to the sun differently, aligned with the sunrise, sunset, of the summer or winter solstice.
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At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 5 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 13 minutes during the winter solstice.
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At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 54 minutes during the summer solstice and 9 hours, 26 minutes during the winter solstice.
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On the winter solstice, it rises at 08:37 and sets at 15:39 with 7 hours and 1 minute of daylight.
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In prehistoric times there was something called julblot or midvinterblot, which was a ceremony held at the time of the winter solstice.
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The days are longer around the summer solstice and shorter around the winter solstice.
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In freemasonry, fire is present, for example, during the ceremony of winter solstice, a symbol also of renaissance and energy.
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It is possible that this ritual is connected with the ritual to revive the sun goddess during the low point of the winter solstice.
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Tradition holds that, in that era, the year began on the first new moon after the winter solstice.
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