Comment on Why does the winter solstice mark the beginning of winter, and not the center?

• eRac@lemmings.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Labeling it the beginning of winter is a cultural thing.

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• someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Two things because I’m not sure what you’re referencing. 1) We inherited a shit ton of European norms and terminology. 2) The cold weather in Europe has much more lag because of their geography. Large bodies of water, which Europe is surrounded by on 3 sides, smooths out and slows temperature changes.

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  • ComradeMiao@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’m unclear what it has to do with Europe besides the cultural part because it’s a planetary event that cannot be affected by humans

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    • someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Sigh. This is my last explanation and there are plenty of explanations in this thread. I’m taking small liberties to get the point across:

      In North America it’s cold Dec to Feb.

      In Europe it’s cold Jan to March. Europe has a bigger lag in cold temperatures because of their geography.

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