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solstice: noun
winter solstice: noun

solstice [ˈsɒlstɪs, Am ˈsɑ:l-] N

solstice

солнцестоя́ние nt

winter solstice N

winter solstice

зи́мнее солнцестоя́ние nt

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It is likely that he was not the first to determine the solstices, because no calculation is necessary. en.wikipedia.org

Also, since perihelion and aphelion do not happen on exactly the same dates as the solstices, the maxima and minima are slightly asymmetrical. en.wikipedia.org

Other holidays are the two solstices and the two equinoxes. en.wikipedia.org

This is slightly odd for schools to open "before" the summer solstice begins. en.wikipedia.org

Two golden arcs along the sides, marking the angle between the solstices, were added later. en.wikipedia.org

The entrance to the tomb is oriented to the southeast, which allows sunlight to reach the interior on the summer and winter solstices. en.wikipedia.org

For this reason during the summer solstice, the night is magic. en.wikipedia.org

The summer solstice occurs during a hemisphere's summer. en.wikipedia.org

These complexes are oriented and aligned according to specific astronomical events (primarily the sun's solstices and equinoxes) and are thought to have been observatories. en.wikipedia.org

However, the most common are those around the equinoxes and solstices. en.wikipedia.org

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