The Word of the Day for December 21 is:

solstice   SAHL-stiss   noun
: the time of year when the sun is farthest north of the equator or farthest south of the equator

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People all over the world have observed celebrations linked to the summer and winter solstices since ancient times.

"Experts on Mayan culture say that date [December 21, 2012], the winter solstice, simply marks the end of a cycle, no different than flipping the calendar to aRead More...