Difference between Winter Solstice and Vernal Equinox

WINTER SOLSTICE vs VERNAL EQUINOX: NOUN

The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun.
In the Southern Hemisphere, the solstice that occurs on or about June 21.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the solstice that occurs on or about December 21.
December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point

The point where the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator at that time
The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading northward
The moment at which the sun passes through this point on or about March 21, marking the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.
One of two points at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator. At the vernal equinox, the sun is moving along the ecliptic in a northeasterly direction.
March 21
(astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces

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When it is summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.
Apparently the feast was not connected to the winter solstice, but prepared the hunting of the winter season.
Come one and all to the Winter festival, the celebration of the winter solstice.
On the winter solstice, or at any time during the winter, choose to make an early night of it.
Whether you celebrate the winter Solstice, Sacaea, Saturnalia, Yule, Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza, or another winter holiday or.
The first was launched on the Winter Solstice, 2011, the second on the Summer Solstice, 2012.
In the Southern Hemisphere, this time is the Summer Solstice and the Winter Solstice happens in late June.
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It receives no direct sunlight on the winter solstice, the summer solstice or the autumnal equinox.

On the vernal equinox, the sun rises directly over the central tower at Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
For people in the southern hemisphere, winter solstice occurs in June, vernal equinox in September, etc.
Easter day is, briefly, the first Sunday after the full moon following the vernal equinox.
Astronomically, this is the period between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox.
The year begins at the exact moment of the vernal equinox.
Thus, Easter is based on the vernal equinox even today by the Catholic church.
Passover, not the new moon of Abib, historically fell after the vernal equinox.
For their harvest was between Easterand Whitsunday, and began about a month after the vernal Equinox.
Graceful Celestial Vernal Equinox II by Ender Martos.
Autumn and Vernal Equinox calculates the time and date of the fall or spring equinox of the current year.