Timelapse footage on Saturday morning shows how people gathered at Stonehenge, in Wiltshire to mark the annual winter solstice. The winter solstice is the 24-hour period with the fewest hours of ...

On Saturday, thousands of people, including druids, shamans, and tourists, gathered at the ancient site of Stonehenge in Britain to witness the first sunrise after the winter solstice, according ...

Thousands of people have gathered at Stonehenge to see the winter solstice sunrise. From 21 December, the shortest day of the year, the nights will slowly start to draw back again and the days ...

The curator of Stonehenge, Heather Sebire, told BBC Radio Wiltshire: "The whole monument is orientated to the midwinter sunset and the midsummer sunrise. Today is marking the turning of the year.

Large crowds of Druids, Pagans and tourists gathered at Stonehenge in England to celebrate the summer solstice by watching the sunrise on the longest day of the year. Photo: Finnbarr Webster/Getty ...

It’s best celebrated at sunrise—as is done at Stonehenge in the U.K., which aligns with the rising Sun on the solstice—but this year there’s a bonus view just before thanks to a chance ...

Stonehenge is widely known for its connection to the movements of the Sun, in particular at summer solstice, when thousands flock to the monument in the early hours to witness the sunrise.

Today is the shortest day of the year for people in the northern hemisphere People are gathering at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, and elsewhere across the world, to mark the winter solstice The ...

Wiltshire Police Superintendent Gavin Williams, who led the policing operation, said Solstice 2015 had been “a great success” with those celebrating at Stonehenge in a “positive, friendly atmosphere” ...