Winter Solstice

The word solstice comes from the Latin words for sun (“sol”) and to cause to stand still (“sistere”) because the sun seems to stop in the sky. On the winter solstice, the sun is directly overhead at noon at the Tropic of Capricorn, an imaginary line that's 23.5 degrees south of the equator and passes through Australia, Chile, southern Brazil, northern South Africa and a whole lot of ocean.
The solstice marks the beginning of winter. Ironically, it also signals the return of the light that's been dwindling since the summer solstice in June.
Wax and wane; longer days and shorter ones: The Earth revolves around the sun, and life and growth on Earth respond according to the changing light.