Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice 2018 or the shortest day of the year observed in Google Doodle

On this day, you can find the sun at its lowest position throughout the Northern Hemisphere sky.

Winter solstice 2018 this Saturday: The year's shortest day will be alongside a full moon and Ursid meteor shower

The winter solstice gets the least amount of sunshine in the year wherever you are in the Northern hemisphere, but isn’t the coldest day of the year.

Scientists in Antarctica welcome winter solstice by plunging into icy waters

In temperatures of -22 degrees C, scientists marked midwinter's day by cutting a small pool in the thick ice before stripping off and jumping in.

Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa: Festivities around the globe resonate hope, light

From Saturnalia to Christmas, from Hanukkah to Kwanzaa; this is a special time of the year and festivities around the globe for millennia resonate hope, light and warmth. Irrespective of religious and cultural leanings…this is the season for family and friends, this is the season to be merry.

Tis the season! Google puts up third Happy Holiday doodle

Departing from the usual interactive elements like games and music, Google went with something more old-school - a simple drawing of a cityscape featuring buildings festooned with lights.

Tis the season! Google puts up third Happy Holiday doodle

Departing from the usual interactive elements like games and music, Google went with something more old-school - a simple drawing of a cityscape featuring buildings festooned with lights.

Google doodles a one-horse open sleigh to wish you Happy Holidays

Sticking true to its Christmas tradition, Google has released a pre-Xmas doodle to wish its users Happy Holidays. In what seems to be the first doodle in a