Understanding Winter: Characteristics & Myths
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Winter. It is one of the 4 seasons of
year and it is the coldest time. Winter
time the days are shorter and the
longest nights. It is the season most
short of the year.
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1 Etymology
2 Characteristics
3 Period
4 Precipitations
5 Polar climate
6 Mythological conception of winter
Concept: It is one of the 4 seasons of the year
7 Stations
o 7.1 Operation of the
stations
8 Winter Solstice Press
9 External links
10 Sources WinterinCubadebate
Etymology
The word winter comes from the Latin hibernum.
Characteristics
This season is characterized by shorter days, longer nights, and temperatures
lower, which vary depending on the distance we are from theEcuador.
Winter is one of the four seasons in temperate zones. Astronomically, it begins
with the winter solstice (around theJune 21in theSouthern HemisphereandtheDecember 21in
theNorthern Hemisphere, and ends with the equinox ofspring(around theSeptember 21in the
southern hemisphere and theMarch 21in the northern hemisphere). Winter lasts approximately 4 days
more in the southern hemisphere compared to the northern.
The beginning of winter coincides with the day when theSunait has a lower apparent height over the
horizon at noon, which corresponds to the day with the least light of the year. It rains during this time.
a lot, and in the countries and cities closest to the poles it snows.
Period
Winter begins onJune 21and culminates theSeptember 21in theOn. It begins theDecember 21until the21 of
Marchin theNorth.
Precipitation
According to the way precipitation falls, they are classified as:
Drizzle: The drops ofwaterthey are very small and fall in liquid form. They do not reach 0.5 mm.
Rain: The water drops are larger and fall in liquid form.
Snow: Water falls in the form of ice crystals grouped into flakes due to the low
temperatures of the clouds.
Hail: Grains oficeof varying size, between 0.5 and 5 cm, formed by accumulation of
crystals.
Polar climate
It is the climate typical of those regions that have a monthly and annual average temperature of
below 0 ºC., thermal amplitudes exceeding 30º and insignificant precipitation that
they are produced in the form ofsnow. In these regions, covered by snow for most of the
of the year, the characteristic type of soil is permafrost.
Mythological conception of winter
Greek mythology tells thatHades, god of the underworld, kidnappedPersephoneto convert it
in his [Link] Hades to return her and deliver her toDemeter, goddess of the earth and
his mother; but, Hades deceives Persephone and makes her eat the food of the dead, before
thisZeusHe orders Persephone to spend six months with Demeter and six months with Hades. It counts.
the story that during the time her daughter is with Hades, Demeter becomes sad and with it
it provokes autumn and winter.
Seasons
Station, from the Latin statĭo, is the name given to each of the four parts into which it is divided
year. The four seasons are Summer,Autumn, Winter andSpring. Each of the seasons
it lasts three months, although the start and end dates will depend on the location in the world.
whether one is located (northern hemisphere or southern hemisphere). The regions of the earth nearby
to theEcuadorthey are only two years old.
In some regions and cultures, only two seasons are spoken of: the dry season and the rainy season.
rainy, differentiated according to the regime of precipitation.
The succession of the seasons is not due to its elliptical [Link] away and
I approached theSun. This has a practically imperceptible effect.
Each season has its own characteristics, the climate and temperature are greatly influenced by the place.
where each region is located in theEarth, that is to say the altitude and latitude in which we are located.
Operation of the stations
The cause is the tilt of the Earth’s rotational axis. This axis is always oriented in
the same direction (except for the phenomenon of precession) and therefore the boreal and austral hemispheres
they are unevenly illuminated by the sun. Every six months the situation reverses.
If the axis of theEarthif it were not tilted with respect to the Ecliptic, the Sun would be all year round
about theEcuador; would culminate every day of the year at the same height above the horizon, which would be
equal to the same latitude N and S, and the smaller the greater the latitude h=90 - Lat. In short: no
there would be stations.
Winter Solstice
The winter solstice announces the beginning of winter, coinciding with the day when theSunreaches
a lower apparent height above the horizon at noon. It is the day with the least light of the year. The
winter solstice, between the 21-December 22, It is the shortest day and the longest night of the year.
At the solstices, the declination of the sun is maximum, precisely the obliquity of the ecliptic, and the
sun rays hit perpendicular to theTropic of CanceryTropic of Capricorn.
Around December 22, the sun's declination reaches 23.5° S, being the opposite situation.
as in the previous case. In the northern hemisphere winter begins, while in the hemisphere
Summer begins. The solstice is the time of year when the equator is farthest from the Sun.