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[[File:Stonehenge_at_winter_solstice.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Stonehenge at winter solstice]]
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'''[[Winter Solstice]]''' is a celestial occurrence of great significance in most religions and cultures as the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year. In modern times the event generally falls on December 21 or 22. Common themes of solstice celebrations are return, rebirth, renewal, and the victory of light over darkness. Most Christians celebrate '''[[Christmas]]''' on December 25th, choosing in Roman times to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ when the Roman rulers were distracted by pagan celebrations of the Winter Solstice.


'''[[New Year]]''' is a holiday celebrated on [[January 1]] in many parts of the modern world. Other cultures recognize the holiday on other dates, such as the Vietnamese Tết Nguyên Đán and Chinese New Year. Jewish Rosh Hashanah and Islamic Eid al-Fitr celebrations have similar significance as the end of a cycle and the beginning of a new one. [[H. P. Blavatsky]] felt that New Year should be recognized on [[January 3]] or [[January 4]], close to the date of the Earth's perihelion.
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New Year is a holiday celebrated on January 1 in many parts of the modern world. Other cultures recognize the holiday on other dates, such as the Vietnamese Tết Nguyên Đán and Chinese New Year. Jewish Rosh Hashanah and Islamic Eid al-Fitr celebrations have similar significance as the end of a cycle and the beginning of a new one. H. P. Blavatsky felt that New Year should be recognized on January 3 or January 4, close to the date of the Earth's perihelion.

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