Learn about 5 Time-Honored Christmas Foods, all of which are more than 200 years old. Which ones do you enjoy during the holidays?

On the arrival of the Winter Solstice, Yule is observed. Also known as Jul, Yule predates the Christmas holiday by thousands of years.

The winter solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It occurs annually between Dec. 20th and Dec. 23rd.

National Homeless Persons' Remembrance Day on the first day of winter remembers those in the homeless community who have died the previous year. The day is a time to honor them and remember the life they lived.