Not exactly. Winter solstice in northern hemisphere is summer solstice for us in southern hemisphere. For the equinoxes, although not exactly the same for both hemispheres (autumn for one, spring for the other), at least the day/night durations are same for both. Happy new year to all! Isaac Em 31/12/2015 10:46, David C Brown escreveu: > Not got it here yes. > > Which illustrates what a silly idea it is, celebrating an arbitrary date > and time in mid winter. > We should of course worship the Solstice which occurs at the same time fo= r > everybody :-) > > On 31 December 2015 at 12:28, RussellMc wrote: > >> Avoids starting a new thread .... :-). >> >> Welcome from 2016. >> Seems OK here so far. >> Looking forward to hearing from you all when you arrive. >> >> >> Russell >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .