Actually 20th or 21st June is Winter Solstice, the official start of winter is 1st June. The last day of Winter is 31st August.
The Winter sale at Harrods start on Saturday, December 26th at 10:00am. Which is the day after Christmas but not the first day of Winter. They follow the sale on the day of boxing. They are known for starting the sales later in the month of December vs. other stores.
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The start of winter in China usually falls around November 7. Specifically, it refers to the day when the sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 225 degrees.
My school (elementary) has its last day on 17th december.
Friday, February 14, 2010.
The shortest day of the year is the first day of Winter, but the days start to get longer through the first day of Spring - when days and nights are equal - until the first day of Summer, which is the longest day and shortest night. From there, the days start to shorten through the first day of Autumn (or Fall) when the days and nights are again equal. The days continue to shorten until the first day of Winter when the cycle repeats itself. So, the seasons that have days that are shorter than nights will be Autumn and Winter. Typically, its the winter season.
In the Northern Hemisphere it is the winter solstice that marks the start of winter.
Winter break starts in two more weeks. The day we go back to school is January the 5th, 2009. Most schools have the 23rd a half day and every day after that off until Jan. 5, 2009.
Yes it is. Canadians use this day to start the count down to Christmas.
The 2010 winter Olympics start on the 12th of feb.
December is mostly in the Fall but in late December, it changes into Winter. The first day of meteorologic Winter is December 1 but Winter doesn't officially start til Dec. 21 (2012).