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Sunrise at Stonehenge draws druids, pagans and revelers to celebrate the summer solstice
Sunrise at Stonehenge draws druids, pagans and revelers to celebrate the summer solstice

Washington Post

time21-06-2025

  • Washington Post

Sunrise at Stonehenge draws druids, pagans and revelers to celebrate the summer solstice

LONDON — As the sun rose Saturday on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, a crowd erupted in cheers at Stonehenge where the ancient monument in southern England has clocked the summer solstice over thousands of years. The orange ball crested the northeast horizon behind the Heel Stone, the entrance to the stone circle, and shone its beam of light into the center of one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments. The solstice is one of the few occasions each year when visitors are allowed to walk among the stones, which are otherwise fenced off.

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