The origins of Stonehenge are shrouded in mystery, but it was built to align with the sun on solstice days. The Hopi, a Native American tribe in the northern Arizona area, celebrate the winter ...

As the first rays of sunlight pierced through the frosty morning sky, thousands of people gathered at the iconic Stonehenge monument to mark the winter solstice—a tradition that links humanity ...

Thousands of people including pagans, druids and dancers have gathered at the ancient Stonehenge monument for the winter solstice, marking the shortest day of the year. During sunrise at 8.09am ...

Special access is allowed to the ancient Stonehenge monument during the solstice [PA Media] The winter solstice sunrise was greeted by thousands of people at Stonehenge, with a focus on "renewal, ...

Hundreds gathered at Stonehenge for the winter solstice, with Wayne, a 40-year attendee, calling it 'a pagan thing.' The 2024 solstice occurs at 9.21am GMT, with the shortest day lasting 7 hours 49 ...

Pagans, druids and tourists all gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice today (Picture: ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock) Thousands of people have gathered at Stonehenge today to mark ...

LONDON (AP) — It’s that time of year when crowds of pagans, druids, hippies and tourists head to Stonehenge in Britain to celebrate the winter solstice, with the shortest day and the longest ...

And despite high winds and grey skies, those in attendance were in good spirits. Chris Smith, 31, who had come to Stonehenge for the winter solstice for the first time, said he was there because of ...

As the shortest day of the year approaches, Stonehenge is preparing to welcome thousands of visitors to mark the winter solstice sunrise on 21 December. The ancient site, which is managed by ...

Stonehenge was built to unify ancient Britons during a “legitimation crisis” caused by the migration of people from mainland ...

No one could see the sun through the low winter ... until the summer solstice in June. The solstices are the only occasions when visitors can go right up to the stones at Stonehenge, and thousands ...