From Egypt to China: 5 Fascinating Winter Celebrations of Ancient Cultures

Winter has always been a season of contrasts: darkness and light, death and renewal, hardship and hope. Across centuries and cultures, humanity has crafted rituals and celebrations to make sense of this season’s challenges and transformations.

From the banks of the Nile to the peaks of the Andes, ancient civilizations marked winter with festivals full of meaning, offering lessons that still resonate today.