Longest Night Of The Year 2025 Celebration. The winter solstice occurs when the path of the sun is the furthest south in the northern hemisphere, creating the shortest day and longest night of the year in the northern. Every year, the earth celebrates the summer solstice on the longest day and shortest night of the year, which officially kicks off the summer season.
When i was growing up, my devout catholic grandmother used to tell me that every year, on the winter solstice, her father would call her just to remind her that it was the. Regardless of what the weather is doing.