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Sol which was the name of a sun god and stice which meant still so it is the day when the sun stands still.
Christmas and winter solstice. The word solstice comes from two ancient words. Perhaps in saying happy holidays we ought to include the winter solstice as well. Neil lovell is a recent graduate from colorado state university with a double. However the roman pope most likely chose december 25 to coincide with the pagan winter solstice festivities and the ancient roman festival saturnalia in honour of the god saturn.
The winter solstice therefore is the shortest day of the year. Saturnalia was a time much like today of gift giving continual partying and the abuse of both food and drink at a public banquet. Winter solstice is that day of the year when we see fewest hours of daylight. It naturally follows that midway between the summer and winter solstices there.
