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Thousands gather at Stonehenge to celebrate Summer Solstice

22 June 2024
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2024-06-22 10:57

Tens of thousands of people gather at Stonehenge, the renowned prehistoric UNESCO world heritage site in southwest England, to celebrate the northern hemisphere's Summer Solstice at dawn on 21st June.

Kit Rivington-Mayor, Musician said "It's very peaceful. It's very harmonious. The weather has been incredible. And there is something about this stretch of landscape which is actually quite mystical as well. It always is. And like the mist this morning, the way it covered the land and then the sunrise broke through. It was beautiful."

The Neolithic monument, which is thought to have been erected around 2,500 BC, aligns with the rising sun on the morning of the Summer Solstice, which has drawn revelers to celebrate since prehistoric times. 

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