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Winter Solstice

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<p>'Snap apple night' — Halloween is regarded by many as the last day of autumn with November, December and January considered the winter months</p>

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Donal Hickey: Does winter start on November 1 or in December? 
The Halloween/Samhain tradition marked the end of the farming year, with all the harvest in and animals housed for the harsh season ahead. Crops to feed animals and people were stored away safely — and it was a time to celebrate
<p>Raymond McCord Snr in 2006 with a portrait of his son, Raymond McCord Jnr, who was killed by loyalist paramilitaries in 1997. Mr McCord Snr is one of the campaigners who have challenged Britain's new Troubles reconciliation act. Picture: Paul Faith/PA</p>

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Irish Examiner view: The Irish Government is right to take case against UK over Troubles law
<p>The Winter Solstice at Newgrange passage tomb will be live streamed on December 21.</p>

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Watch back: The Winter Solstice sunrise phenomenon at Newgrange
Home: Easy ways to brighten up winter rooms by day and night

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Home: Easy ways to brighten up winter rooms by day and night
How a 5,200-year-old festival is celebrated in modern times

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How a 5,200-year-old festival is celebrated in modern times
Winter Solstice live-streamed as Covid keeps public out of Newgrange

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Winter Solstice live-streamed as Covid keeps public out of Newgrange
Fifty people picked to watch the Winter Solstice in Newgrange
Fifty people picked to watch the Winter Solstice in Newgrange

Fifty lucky winners have been chosen to witness the annual Winter Solstice inside the Newgrange Chamber in Co Meath this year.

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