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<p style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Winter Solstice on 22nd December will be the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The length of the day will be little over 10 hours.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Winter Solstice, December 21, is the day when the North Pole is most tilted away from the Sun.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On the Equator, day and night are equal. The closer one moves towards the poles, the more extreme the variation. </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">At latitudes of 23.5° (matching the tilt) are the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, north and south of the Equator. At 66.5° are the Arctic and Antarctic Circles, to the north and south. It is at latitudes higher than 66.5° (in either direction) that days of constant darkness or light occur.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Winter Solstice also influenced culture to the extent that ancient people built several architectural structures aligned to the phenomenon. </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Jewish people call the Winter Solstice ‘Tekufat Tevet’, which marks the start of winter. Ancient Egyptians celebrated the birth of Horus, the son of Isis for 12 days during mid-winter. In China, the day is celebrated by families coming together for a special meal.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In Iran and neighbouring Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Armenia, the Winter Solstice is celebrated as Yalda or Shab-e-Yalda.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Yule festival, which used to be celebrated in pre-Christian Scandinavian lands for 12 days, later became associated with Christmas as Yule-tide.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In the Southern Hemisphere, December 21 is Summer Solstice. In places like Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, December 21 is the year’s longest day.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This situation will be reversed after six months on June 21, 2021, when the Northern Hemisphere will see the Summer Solstice and the day will be the year’s longest. The Southern Hemisphere will see the year’s shortest day or longest night.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The explanation lies in Earth’s tilt. Every planet in the Solar System is tilted relative to their orbits, all at different angles.</span></span></p>
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