Solstice: Winter transition brings sacred teachings and family traditions ^63.9%

MPR News - By Chandra Colvin - 12/20/2025, 1:00 PM

The winter solstice is on Sunday, Dec. 21, this year. It marks the shortest day of the year and the first day of winter. For some Indigenous communities, winter is a season of traditional storytelling. In Ojibwe tradition, snow on the ground means it’s sacred storytelling season | MPR News James Vukelich Kaagegaabaw, a member of the... more