Folks gather around a fire during a winter solstice celebration in North Andover, Massachusetts, on December 21, 2021.
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Winter solstice: The shortest day and longest night of the year
Since the summer solstice back in June, the days have grown steadily shorter and the nights have grown steadily longer in the Northern Hemisphere. But that’s about to reverse itself.

