Editing Winter (section)

==Mythology==
[[File:Siemiginowski Allegory of Winter.jpg|thumb|upright|''Allegory of Winter'' by [[Jerzy Siemiginowski-Eleuter]] with [[Aeolus]]' Kingdom of the Winds, 1683, [[Wilanów Palace]]]]
In [[Persian culture]], the winter solstice is called [[Yaldā]] (meaning: birth) and has been celebrated for thousands of years. It is referred to as the eve of the birth of [[Mithra]], who symbolised light, goodness and strength on Earth.

In [[Greek mythology]], [[Hades]] kidnapped [[Persephone]] to be his wife. [[Zeus]] ordered Hades to return her to [[Demeter]], the goddess of the Earth and her mother. Hades tricked Persephone into eating the food of the dead, so Zeus decreed that she spend six months with Demeter and six months with Hades. During the time her daughter is with Hades, Demeter became depressed and caused winter.

In [[Welsh mythology]], [[Gwyn ap Nudd]] abducted a maiden named [[Creiddylad]]. On May Day, her lover, [[Gwythr ap Greidawl]], fought Gwyn to win her back. The battle between them represented the contest between summer and winter.

* [[Old Man Winter]]
* [[Jack Frost]]
* [[Ded Moroz]]
* [[Snegurochka]]
* [[Sumarr and Vetr|Vetr]]