#1 Click this link to see 2009 News Photos page --> 06/21/2009

The Summer Solstice at Stonehenge is a truly magical time to be there. It’s an ad hoc celebration that brings together England’s New Age Tribes (neo-druids, neo-pagans, Wiccans) with ordinary families, travelers and party people. Solstice nowadays is a peaceful and moving experience, but that wasn’t always the case. For years, Wiltshire police fought pitched battles with the people who were drawn to see the sunrise on the longest day of the year at Stonehenge.

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#2 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 06/21/2010 #1

A bright, early morning sun rises behind the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge in southern England as people gather to mark the summer solstice.

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#3 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 06/21/2012 #5

People brave high temperatures while practicing bikram yoga as part of the annual Mind Over Madness event in Times Square, on June 20th 2012, in New York City. The free yoga classes are held annually on the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and the first day of summer, amidst the hussle and bustle of Times Square, considered one of the busiest places on earth.

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#4 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 07/07/2012 #2

Belarusians take part in the Ivan Kupala festival in the town of Turov, some 270 kilometers (167 miles) south of Minsk, July 6th, 2012. The traditional festival celebrates the summer solstice with overnight festivities such as people singing and dancing before jumping over fires, as they believe it will purge them of their sins and make them healthier.

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#5 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 06/22/2013 #5

Stonehenge, England • Revelers gather amid the monolithic stones of Stonehenge on Thursday evening, the eve of the summer solstice. Thousands of people come to the 5,000-year-old stone circle every year to witness the sunrise on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

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#6 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 06/28/2013 #3

People take part in a group yoga practice on the morning of the June 21st summer solstice in New York’s Times Square. The “Solstice in Times Square” event brought out thousands of participants to celebrate the year’s longest day.

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#7 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 06/22/2015 #4

Revelers celebrate the summer solstice at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain in southern England, Britain on Sunday. Stonehenge is a celebrated venue of festivities during the summer solstice —— the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere —— and it attracts thousands of revelers, spiritualists and tourists. Druids, a pagan religious order dating back to Celtic Britain, believe Stonehenge was a center of spiritualism more than 2,000 years ago.

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#8 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 06/23/2015 #4

Revelers celebrate the summer solstice at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain in southern England, Britain June 21st, 2015. Stonehenge is a celebrated venue of festivities during the summer solstice —— the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere —— and it attracts thousands of revelers, spiritualists and tourists. Druids, a pagan religious order dating back to Celtic Britain, believe Stonehenge was a center of spiritualism more than 2,000 years ago.

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#9 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 06/21/2016 #1

The full moon rises behind a tree next to the ancient marble Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, southeast of Athens, on the eve of the summer solstice on Monday. The temple, built in 444 BC, was dedicated to Poseidon, god of the sea.

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#10 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 06/21/2017 #3

Crowds of people watch the sunrise at Stone Henge on the summer solstice.

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#11 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 06/22/2017 #4

People take part in the 15th annual Times Square yoga event celebrating the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. The event marked the international day of yoga.

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#12 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 06/22/2018 #2

Revellers welcome in the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge stone circle in southwest Britain.

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#13 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 06/22/2020 #1

Revellers celebrate at Stonehenge near the stone circle at sunset, despite official summer solstice celebrations being cancelled during the Coronavirus pandemic.

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#14 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 06/25/2020 #2

A man jumps through a fire as people take part in Rasos festival in Rumsiskes, Lithuania, a traditional midsummer solstice celebration.

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#15 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 06/22/2021 #3

Krakow, Poland • People gathered at the Krakus Mound observe the sunrise on the day of the Summer Solstice sunrise.

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#16 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 06/22/2022 #3

People play music at sunrise at Stonehenge in Wiltshire. The summer solstice occurs on June 21st. It is the longest day and shortest night of the year in the northern hemisphere.

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#17 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 06/22/2016 #4

People gather to see the new dawn at the ancient stone circle Stonehenge during the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, in Wiltshire, England, on Tuesday.

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#18 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 07/01/2016 #5

A full “Strawberry” moon rises behind Glastonbury Tor as people gather to celebrate the summer solstice on June 20th in Somerset, England. The “Strawberry” moon is the name given to a full moon in June by Native Americans because it marks the beginning of strawberry picking season.

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#19 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 06/22/2026 #2

Stonehenge, UK • People gather at sunrise to celebrate the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.

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