Winter
Winter is one of the four
seasons of temperate zones. Astronomically, it begins with the
winter solstice (around 21 December in the
Northern hemisphere, and 21
June in the
Southern hemisphere), and ends with the
spring equinox (around 21
March in the Northern
hemisphere and 21 September in the Southern hemisphere). However, sometimes it is counted instead as the whole months of
June,
July and
August in the Southern hemisphere and
December,
January and
February in the Northern hemisphere.
See List of winter festivals.
Wintering is a term used to refer to seasonal climate-related migrations, such as those of migratory birds or Monarch butterflies. By extension, it is also refers to seasonal agricultural practices, such as transferring beehives to warmer locations.
Winter is also a book by Morley Callaghan, first published in 1974 with photographs by John de Visser of the New York Graphic Society.
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