Aymara Indigenous people hold up their hands to receive the first rays of sunlight in celebration of the Andean New Year 5533 marking the Southern Hemisphere's winter solstice, in El ...

Chileans got dressed up for a Gay Pride parade, cricket players from Australia and West Indies faced off on the Caribbean ...

People are marking the start of the winter and summer solstices across the globe. North of the equator, celebrations welcome ...

In the U.S., a performer danced across the colors of Christopher Janey’s “Passing Light” solar sculpture that aligns each Summer Solstice at the San Antonio airport.

People are marking the start of the winter and summer solstices across the globe. North of the equator, celebrations welcome summer, while those in the south observe the beginning of winter.

People are marking the start of the winter and summer solstices across the globe. North of the equator, celebrations welcome summer, while those in the south observe the beginning of winter.

Aymara Indigenous people hold up their hands to receive the first rays of sunlight in celebration of the Andean New Year 5533 marking the Southern Hemisphere's winter solstice, in El Alto, Bolivia ...

Thousands gathered at Stonehenge on Saturday as they greeted the sun with cheers and applause to mark the winter solstice. Those who observed the spectacle at the neolithic monument in Wiltshire ...

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE greeted the dawn with cheers and applause at Stonehenge this morning as they marked the winter solstice. Those who observed the spectacle at the neolithic monument in Wiltshire ...

DULUTH — While Saturday is the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year in terms of sunlight, it had a spectacular start with sea smoke sightings in the morning.

Saturday is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Benjamin Liss / dpa/AFP via Getty Images Saturday is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.