The Incas of South America celebrated the corresponding winter solstice with a ceremony called Inti Raymi, which included food offerings and sacrifices of animals, and maybe even people.

In Peru, people honor the return of the sun god on the winter solstice. The ancient tradition would be to hold sacrificial ceremonies, but today, people hold mock sacrifices to celebrate.

The solstice is a cause for celebration in some ... In the past, animal and sometimes even human sacrifices took place. That doesn't happen today - a symbolic sacrifice is staged instead involving ...

The winter solstice marks the start of the new season and the longest night of the year, when the state experiences the fewest hours of sunlight during the day. When is the solstice this year?