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Winter Holidays, Observances, & Notable Dates Posters
for the classroom, home schoolers, and theme decor for offices.

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Winter, from a Series of the Four Seasons, Commissioned by Emperor Maximilian II (1527-76) 1573, Giclee Print

Winter,
from a
Series of
the Four Seasons
Arcimboldo

Winter is the coldest season of the year, between the transitional seasons of Autumn and Spring, and the opposite of Summer. The word 'winter', from the old Germanic, has the root meaning of 'the time of water', which is what would be happening with the weather in the form of rain and snow in the higher latitudes. People nearest the poles experience the depth of winter with almost perpetual darkness, and the opposite extreme of almost 24 hours of daylight in the summer.
• animated .gif of seasonal changes.

Astronomically Winter is the season from the winter solstice (sol + stitium= stoppage) when the sun is furthest from the celestial equator and the length of time between sunrise and sunset is the least, to when the sun 'crosses' the celestial equator (the projection of the geopgraphical equator on the celestial sphere). In the northern hemisphere the winter solstice is around December 22 and the vernal equinox is around March 22.

The equinoxes and solstices mark relative positions of the orbiting Earth that has a 23.5° axis tilt to the orbit plane, thus varying the exposure of the northern and southern hemisphere and resulting in seasonal (periodic) changes. Because of this tilt he southern hemisphere experiences summer when the northern hemisphere has winter. Stonehenge is an example of an ancient astronomical observatory, where the people could be assured that the sun was following its usual path.

Weather posters

Weatherwise the Winter season may not match the astronomical dates as the weather is influenced by local geographic landforms such as large bodies of water that retain heat.

Winter
Spring
Summer
Autumn

French: hiver
German: winter
Italian: inverno
Spanish: invierno

Daylight Saving Time Date Calculator

Another definiton of winter is when plants and animals become dormant. Some plants die and leave seeds for the next generation, others cease growing until longer daylight hours provide enough sunlight for their optimum growth. Some animals hibernate, go into a very deep sleep, in order to conserve energy when its food supply is not available, others migrate to warmer climates, rabbits change the color of their fur and some birds change feather colors to blend into the environment. Some humans suffer from SAD - Seasonal affective disorder also called winter depression, which appears to be related to to daylight.

Greek mythology explained the winter season as the mourning and near death of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, to her daughter Persephone's abduction to the underworld for six months. Christmas, the Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, and Chanukah, the Jewish festival of lights, are related to the time when people marked the depth of darkness and the annual rebirth of light.

Also see monthly Observances and Events lists - November list | December list | January list | February list

Spaceshots - The Living Earth Art Print

• Earth posters

READING

Winter:
An Alphabet Acrostic

The Return
of the Light:
Twelve Tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice

Discover Nature in Winter: Things to Know and Things to Do

• animated .gif of seasonal changes based on this image.

The Adoration of the Magi, 1481-82, Sando Boticelli, Giclee Print

Christmas - Adoration of the Magi, circa 1305, Giotto di Bondone, Giclee Print

• more Christmas posters

Chanukah still life with Menorah Giclee Print

Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, is a celebration of the victory of the Maccabees and the rededication of the Jerusalem Temple commemorating the miracle of the oil that burned for 8 days.

• more Judaism posters

New Year's Eve, Ring in the New, Art Print

New Year's Eve,
December 31,
Ring in the New, Art Print

MLKing Day Celebration
3rd Monday in January

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Global PathMarker
Fine Art Poster Print-
b. 1-15-1929; Atlanta, GA
d. 4-4-1968; Memphis, TN

“Freedom has always been
an expensive thing.”

• MLK short bio, books, Links for Learning

Month of February Holidays posters

Greeting from Punxsutawney, Penna, Print

Greetingsfrom Punxsutawney, Penna, Print, February 2nd,

• more Pennsylvania posters

St. Valentine, Giclee Print
St. Valentine,
Giclee Print

Valentine's Day, Feb 14
Valentine's Day is named after two early martyrs of the Christian faith. The tradition of relating the name Valentine to courtly, romantic love wasn't until the Middle Ages when Geoffrey Chaucer used it in his poem 'Parlement of Foules' in 1382, to honor the engagement of Richard II and Anne of Bohemia.

Abraham Lincoln Fine Art Global PathMarker Poster Print-

“I am a slow walker but I never walk back.”

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Hail Sleet Ice Poster

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Old Man Winter Blowing Bad Weather into a Citym Giclee Print

Old Man Winter Blowing Bad Weather into a City, Giclee Print

Halloween Grand Pals, Ghostly Gourds Poster by Norman Rockwell

Some 2000 People Flap Their Arms and Legs, making angels in the snow at the Capitol in Bismarck, ND, on Saturday, March 23, 2002, Photographic Print

Wildlife and Winter, Art Print

• more zoology posters

Snowflakes Poster

Winter, from a Series of the Four Seasons, Commissioned by Emperor Maximilian II (1527-76) 1573,
Giclee Print

Winter, from a Series of the Four Seasons, Commissioned by Emperor Maximilian II (1527-76) 1573, Giclee Print
Giuseppe Arcimboldo

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Statues of the Two Goddesses Demeter and Persephone, Cyrene, Darnah, Libya, Photographic Print

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• more goddess posters

Masterworks of Art - Gilbert Stuart - The Skater Wall Poster

The Skater Wall Poster
Masterworks of Art series -
Gilbert Stuart -
b. 12-3-1755; Rhode Island
d. 7-9-1828; Boston

• Masterworks of Art series

Frost Near Vetheuil, 1880, Giclee Print, Claude Monet

• more Claude Monet posters

Flexible Flyer Sled and Children, Giclee Print

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Down Hill Skier, Salt Lake City Olympics 2002, Art Print

• Olympics posters

Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening, Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

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Winter Holidays, Observances, & Notable Dates Posters for the classroom, home schoolers, and theme decor for offices.

Winter Holidays, Observances, & Notable Dates Posters
for the classroom, home schoolers, and theme decor for offices.