When Is Winter Solstice 2025 Holiday. The winter solstice, or december solstice, occurs around december 21 or 22 in the northern hemisphere. Yule was a traditional germanic winter festival that was celebrated on the winter solstice, and yuletide (also known.

Perihelion, when the earth passes closest to the sun, occurs in january approximately 2 weeks after the winter solstice. As one of the eight major solar terms, winter.