The winter solstice, the longest night of the year.

        He-Ma-Yan or Thaksinayan (Winter Solstice) or Tawan Aom Khao It is the longest night of the year in the Northern hemisphere. causing countries in the Northern hemisphere to count today as the day that enters winter Conversely, countries in the southern hemisphere are more under the influence of the sun therefore counting the winter solstice as the day that enters the summer season.

        An important astronomical phenomenon of the winter solstice is the sun will move from East to West with a dent in the South, make it not pass over the head of those in the Northern hemisphere.

        The winter solstice is one of the four major events of the rising and setting of the sun during the year: the spring equinox, the Mayan solstice, the equinox, and the winter solstice.

Story and illustrations: Ratchanok Thongkhaokham