I remember my mother used to decorate our tree with the most painstaking DIY ornaments, like the tiny paper origami stars we made one year and the stings of popcorn (yes, you read that right! popcorn!

The Winter Solstice takes place on Dec. 21 this year, marking the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere when the sun will be tilted the farthest away from us. On the flip side, more ...