Winter Solstice Festival

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:celebrates the longest night of the year
gptkbp:hasActivities feasting
singing
lighting candles
gptkbp:hasFacility offering prayers
making wreaths
decorating with holly
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance gptkb:Stonehenge
gptkb:Mayan_civilization
ancient cultures
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Winter Solstice Festival
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith harvest festivals
New_Year_celebrations
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor storytelling
bonfires
gift giving
pagans
various indigenous peoples
Wiccans
gptkbp:isProminentIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Native_American_cultures
Hindu_culture
Japanese_culture
Korean_culture
Celtic_traditions
African_cultures
European_cultures
Caribbean_cultures
Middle_Eastern_cultures
Siberian_cultures
Central_Asian_cultures
Indian_cultures
Scandinavian_countries
Pacific_Island_cultures
Southeast_Asian_cultures
South_American_cultures
Australian_cultures
Mongolian_cultures
New_Zealand_cultures
Tibetan_cultures
gptkbp:isRelatedTo Yule
Dongzhi Festival
Shab-e Yalda
gptkbp:isServedBy gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
various cultures
gptkbp:occursIn December 21
gptkbp:symbolizes rebirth of the sun