Two Swedish choirs marked the summer solstice last week, performing traditional songs at the Southbank Centre's Midsummer ...

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.

Josh Leeson is a news and features journalist, who focuses on Lake Macquarie, politics and entertainment at the Newcastle Herald. He first joined the masthead in 2008 after stints at the Namoi Valley ...

Bolivians gathered in the mountains and city viewpoints to celebrate the Andean New Year, a tradition rooted in pre-Hispanic ...

Greenlanders have celebrated National Day, the Arctic island’s biggest summer festival, to mark the solstice with songs, cannon salutes and dances under 24 hours of sunlight ...

Unlike the summer solstice which is the longest day of the year, the autumnal equinox marks an equal day and night, lasting around 12 hours each, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.

Australian-Antarctic base staff join in winter solstice dives While it might have looked chilly on the shores of Sandy Bay’s Long Beach for Dark Mofo’s solstice swimmers, spare a thought for ...

Winter solstice arrives in Australia, as icy temperatures hit the country’s south east Australia’s shortest day of the year has arrived, bringing with it icy temperatures, frost, snow and ...