Local actors playing mischievous Yule Lads assemble at the geothermal lagoon by Iceland's Lake Myvatn, December 8, 2018. People watch the sunrise at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, to mark the winter solstice and witness the sunrise after the longest night of the year. Ben Birchall/Press Association/APThe stones themselves frame a view of the winter solstice sunset , leading some researchers to believe the site was built to mark the passing seasons. And excavations at nearby Durrington Walls show evidence of huge feasts that likely occurred around winter solstice time. Related content 6 Christmas traditions so strange they're borderline scarringUnited States: Don an 'ugly Christmas sweater'Many of the United States' most visible holiday traditions, like Christmas trees and dreidels, arrived in the country with immigrants.

Source: CNN December 12, 2020 09:11 UTC