Winter Winter

Winter - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Yule, Yuletide, Arctic, Autumn, Boreal, Freeze, Frost
In many parts of the world, winter is associated with snow.
This article is about the winter season. For other uses of the term, see winter (disambiguation).

Winter is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. Astronomically, it begins with the winter solstice (around December 21 in the Northern hemisphere and June 21 in the Southern hemisphere), and ends with the spring equinox (around March 21 in the Northern hemisphere and September 21 in the Southern hemisphere). In meteorology it is by convention counted instead as the whole months of June, July and August in the Southern hemisphere and December, January and February in the Northern hemisphere. Some cultures also count this way for instance in the Irish Calendar.

See List of winter festivals.

List of First Days of Winter since 2004

See also

Example Usage of Winter

kipikapopo: @FeltMistress lets make a giant Plush house with a fluffy lining and hide in it for the Winter ( i will bring my bunnies )
shan_a_rama: Packing away all the summer gear in exchange for the rest of the Winter gear. 70 degrees and all the windows are open. This feels so wrong.
lavanya87: At the royal Winter fair with erika! Love the horses..... and the cowboys
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