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The shortest day of daylight per year.
A myriad of winter holidays happen during this time period, with many centered around Winter Solstice particularly. (Perhaps the ones that aren't specifically came to be to give us a little bright light in the darkest of winter nights.)
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Image from: http://earthsky.org/earth/everything-you-need-to-know-december-solstice, http://www.vox.com/2016/12/20/14027402/winter-solstice-2016
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