The fresh snow dances across the winter sun rays. Unsplash/Denys Nevozhai Celebrations of the winter solstice have occurred in many cultures around the world. In Scandinavia, people have Yule and St. Lucia's Day, while evidence of similar traditions were observed by the Romans, Japanese and Indigenous Americans, as well. The earliest surviving observations of the winter solstice are said to come from the areas now known as Ireland and Scotland. Here are six works that celebrate the winter solstice. As the title suggests, Welcome to Winter, by Sue Richards, celebrates the changing of the seasons from autumn to winter.