Winter Solstice
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 The Winter Solstice photo standee in New Leaf | ||||||
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| December 21st | ||||||
| Time | All day | |||||
| Host | Tortimer[nb 1] Isabelle[nb 2] | |||||
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Names in other languages
とうじ冬至 冬至 冬至 동지 Solstice d'hiver Solstice d'hiver Solsticio de invierno Solsticio de invierno Solstizio d'inverno Зимнее солнцестояние Mittwinter Midwinter | ||||||
The Winter Solstice (known as Midwinter's Day in City Folk) is an event in the Animal Crossing series that occurs on December 21, coinciding with the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere.
Appearances[edit]
In City Folk[edit]
The Winter Solstice appears as Midwinter's Day in European copies of Animal Crossing: City Folk. Tortimer will stand outside the town hall. If the player speaks to him, they will obtain a snow globe.
In New Leaf[edit]
This event is celebrated by Isabelle standing out in the event plaza, and she will give the player a blue glow wand, which cannot be obtained anywhere else. At Winter Solstice, it will be night all day, and many villagers, especially snooty ones and Isabelle, will talk about the cold. A four-person cutout board will be stood out in the event plaza as well.
In New Horizons[edit]
While the Winter Solstice does not appear in Animal Crossing: New Horizons as a standard event, it appears as a Nook Shopping seasonal event from June 15 to 21 in the southern hemisphere or December 15 to 22 in the northern hemisphere,[nb 3][nb 4] is in which the player can purchase the midwinter sweater and an aurora wall from Nook Shopping for 1,200 Bells.
In amiibo Festival[edit]
In Pocket Camp[edit]
Like other minor events, the villagers will notify about this event.
Gallery[edit]
Midwinter's Day in Animal Crossing: City Folk
The Winter Solstice in Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Real-world information[edit]
The winter solstice occurs when the tilt of a planet's semi-axis, in either the northern or the southern hemisphere, is most inclined away from the star (sun) that it orbits. This happens twice each year, at which times the sun reaches its lowest position in the sky as seen from the north or the south pole. However, what is seen in New Leaf is actually known in the real world as a "polar night," in which the sun is not visible for more than 24 hours, which occurs in the arctic or antarctic circle, during the days near the winter solstice.
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