Stonehenge revelers ring in summer solstice
Key takeaways
- Thousands celebrated through the night at Stonehenge in southwest England, ushering in the sunrise on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5Fmc WStonehenge appears to have been built to align with the sun's path at the solstices Image: Ben Birchall/PA Images/picture alliance Advertisement.
- On June 21, the Earth's Northern Hemisphere is tilted furthest towards the sun, resulting in the longest day of the year.
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Thousands celebrated through the night at Stonehenge in southwest England, ushering in the sunrise on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The stone circle aligns with the sun's path at the solstices.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Fmc WStonehenge appears to have been built to align with the sun's path at the solstices Image: Ben Birchall/PA Images/picture alliance Advertisement. A large crowd partied through the night and into the morning, with special managed access to the Stonehenge stone circle extended until 8:30 a.m. on Sunday as people celebrated the summer solstice.
"As the sun rose on the year's longest day, we welcomed more than 20,000 people to celebrate together, with thousands more joining via our livestream from across the world," English Heritage, which administers the Stonehenge site, said on Sunday.