Winter solstice one must be able to observe a change in azimuth or elevation less than or equal to about 1/60 of the angular diameter of the sun. Observing that it occurred within a two-day period is easier, requiring an observation precision of only about 1/16 of the angular diameter of the sun. Thus, many observations are of the day of the solstice rather than the instant. This is often done by observing the sunrise and sunset or using an astronomically aligned instrument that allows a ray of light to be cast on a certain point around that time. Length of day
The Months receiving punishment, but in most such tales – "Diamonds and Toads", "Mother Hulda", "The Three Heads in the Well", "Father Frost", or "The Two Caskets" – the siblings are sisters or stepsisters in Aarne-Thompson type 480, The Kind and the Unkind Girls. The Months The Months is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the "Pentamerone". Cianne and Lise were brothers, and Cianne was rich and Lise poor. Lise set out to wander the world. He met with twelve youths, who welcomed him and asked him about the months. Lise said they each had