midwinter
nounUK /ˌmɪdˈwɪntə/
US /ˌmɪdˈwɪntər/
Midwinter is the middle part of winter, when the days are shortest and coldest.
The village holds a lantern festival every midwinter.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The time around the winter solstice, about December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere.
Many old traditions celebrate midwinter with fires and feasts.
3. A period of coldness or gloom in a figurative sense.
The team went through a midwinter of losses before winning again.
4. The middle of a winter season in a particular place or year.
By midwinter, the lake was frozen solid.