A group of Buddhist monks is persevering in their peace walk across much of the U.S. even after two participants were injured ...

Steve Allison-Bunnell is an ordained lay member of the Plum Village Order of Interbeing founded by Zen Master Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, and serves as the senior practice leader of the Joining Rivers ...

Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan ...

Video. Hundreds joined the annual year-end clean at Kyoto's Higashi-Honganji and Nishi-Honganji temples, a 500-year-old ...

Video. Hundreds of visitors gathered in Luxor to witness the winter solstice sunrise align with the Temple of Amun-Re at ...

When is the winter solstice? The next winter solstice for the Northern Hemisphere will occur on Dec. 21, 2025, and the next Winter Solstice for the Southern Hemisphere will occur on June 21, 2025. The ...

For those north of the equator, the solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. During the winter solstice, the sun will be at its lowest noontime point in the sky for 2024 because ...

Meteors from the Ursids appear near the Little Dipper, which is part of the constellation Ursa Minor. Only skywatchers in the ...

Hungry ogres, giant goats and trees that offer gifts... see how ancient lore, Norse gods and rites both old and new shape Christmas celebrations around the world.

The winter solstice is upon us, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year. People across the country have already faced multiple blankets of white snow where they live, but the winter ...

The 2025 winter solstice will take place at 10:03 a.m. Eastern time Sunday, Dec. 21. That’s the moment when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted the farthest away from the sun. The winter solstice is ...