The winter solstice signifies the Northern Hemisphere's shortest day and the longest night, leading to wonderful opportunities for holiday lights and warm blankets.
As the Earth travels around the sun, its axial tilt results in unequal sunlight distribution, which is most extreme during the solstices, affecting day and night lengths.
Monuments like Stonehenge and the Torreon at Machu Picchu were designed to align with the solstices, showcasing ancient civilizations' understanding of solar changes.
Equinoxes occur when the Earth's axis and orbit align, providing equal sunlight to both hemispheres, hence the term equinox meaning equal night.
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