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Chennai cools down as temperature drops 3 degrees in a week – Times of India
Chennai cools down as temperature drops 3 degrees in a week
Times of India
"The minimum temperature will be in the range of 20C to 21C," said Raj. Since the winter solstice on December 21, the days are gradually becoming longer and the earth is receiving more radiation. "Yet, January can sometimes be colder than December.

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Fun In The Sun And Sand – With Monsters – In This ‘Age Of Conan: Unchained … – MTV.com (blog)

MTV.com (blog)
Fun In The Sun And Sand – With Monsters – In This 'Age Of Conan: Unchained
MTV.com (blog)
The new expansion will take players into Sepulcher of the Wyrm dungeon in the Funcom MMO as the first free update since December's "Winter Solstice" pack. The update brings a 6v6 PvP minigame to the free-to-play MMO set in the Robert E. Howard

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Christmas Caroling In Belarus – RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Christmas Caroling In Belarus
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Koliady is an ancient pagan holiday initially celebrated on the winter solstice but since appropriated to celebrate Christmas, New Year according to the Julian calendar, and other winter holidays. (RFE/RL's Belarus Service). Email; Share: x. Del.icio

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Lohri@BPHC – AOL
Lohri@BPHC
AOL
It was nothing less with Lohri, the festival associated with the harvest of 'Rabi' crops at the last day of the month of winter solstice. 'Baithak', the regional organization of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir put together a

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Making Light: How we voted Imbolc off the Island (and aren’t even sorry) – Patheos (blog)
Making Light: How we voted Imbolc off the Island (and aren't even sorry)
Patheos (blog)
Somewhere between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, we notice that the days have gotten longer. They've been getting longer this whole time, but you don't really notice until late January/early February. At this time, we start moving toward

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