Winter Solstice

The WInter Solstice is a day that usually falls on December 21 on the human calendar. It is considered the shortest day of the year.

In the EMPATH: The Luckiest Smurf story series, the Smurfs originally had celebrated the Winter Solstice in the same way that they currently celebrate the human holiday of Christmas: with festive decorations, singing, food, and the giving of gifts to each other.