Druids and revelers celebrate the winter solstice

Druids and revelers celebrate the winter solstice

Dec 22, 2021

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Stonehenge Welcomes Back Visitors For Winter Solstice

Participants enjoy the sunrise at Stonehenge on December 22, 2021 in Amesbury, United Kingdom. Along with the live stream, English Heritage, which manages the site, has allowed visitors into the event for the first time since the pandemic. Getty Images

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Revellers gather at the Stonehenge stone circle as they welcome in the winter solstice, as the sun rises in Amesbury

The event is claimed to be more important in the pagan calendar than the summer solstice because it marks the ‘re-birth’ of the Sun for the New Year. REUTERS

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Winter Solstice at Stonehenge

Despite the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, people from across the country travelled to the 5,000 year old ancient site in the South West of England to celebrate the shortest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere. EPA

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Winter Solstice at Stonehenge

Druids and revellers gather to celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge, Wiltshire, Britain, 22 December 2021. EPA

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Stonehenge Welcomes Back Visitors For Winter Solstice

Participants enjoy the sunrise at Stonehenge. Getty Images

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Stonehenge Welcomes Back Visitors For Winter Solstice

Druids and revellers gather to celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge. Getty Images

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Stonehenge Welcomes Back Visitors For Winter Solstice

Druids and revellers gather to celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge Getty Images

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Stonehenge Welcomes Back Visitors For Winter Solstice

Druids and revellers gather to celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge. Getty Images

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Winter Solstice at Stonehenge

Druids and revellers gather to celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge. EPA

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Winter Solstice at Stonehenge

Druids and revellers gather to celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge. EPA

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Winter Solstice at Stonehenge

Druids and revellers gather to celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge. EPA

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Winter Solstice at Stonehenge

Druids and revellers gather to celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge. EPA

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Winter Solstice at Stonehenge

Druids and revellers gather to celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge. EPA

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Winter Solstice at Stonehenge

Druids and revellers gather to celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge. EPA

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Winter Solstice at Stonehenge

Druids and revellers gather to celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge. EPA

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Winter Solstice at Stonehenge

A reveller leans against a stone as people gather to celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge, UK. EPA

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Winter Solstice at Stonehenge

Druids and revellers gather to celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge. EPA

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Britain Winter Solstice

People take part in the winter solstice celebrations as the sun rises, at the Stonehenge prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. AP

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Revellers gather at the Stonehenge stone circle as they welcome in the winter solstice, as the sun rises in Amesbury

Revellers gather at the Stonehenge stone circle as they welcome in the winter solstice, as the sun rises in Amesbury, Britain, December 22, 2021. REUTERS

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Revellers gather at the Stonehenge stone circle as they welcome in the winter solstice, as the sun rises in Amesbury

Revellers gather at the Stonehenge stone circle as they welcome in the winter solstice, as the sun rises in Amesbury, Britain, December 22, 2021. REUTERS

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Revellers gather at the Stonehenge stone circle as they welcome in the winter solstice, as the sun rises in Amesbury

Revellers gather at the Stonehenge stone circle as they welcome in the winter solstice, as the sun rises in Amesbury, Britain, December 22, 2021. REUTERS

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Revellers gather at the Stonehenge stone circle as they welcome in the winter solstice, as the sun rises in Amesbury

Revellers gather at the Stonehenge stone circle as they welcome in the winter solstice, as the sun rises in Amesbury, Britain, December 22, 2021. REUTERS

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Revellers gather at the Stonehenge stone circle as they welcome in the winter solstice, as the sun rises in Amesbury

Revellers sing and dance at the Stonehenge stone circle as they welcome in the winter solstice, as the sun rises in Amesbury, Britain, December 22, 2021. REUTERS

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Revellers gather at the Stonehenge stone circle as they welcome in the winter solstice, as the sun rises in Amesbury

Revellers sing and dance at the Stonehenge stone circle as they welcome in the winter solstice, as the sun rises in Amesbury, Britain, December 22, 2021. REUTERS

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Winter Solstice at Stonehenge

Druids and revellers gather to celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge, Wiltshire, Britain, 22 December 2021. Despite the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, people from across the country travelled to the 5,000 year old ancient site in the South West of England to celebrate the shortest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere. EPA

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A person silhouetted against the bright sky, climbing the stones at Stonehenge.

A reveller climbs stones as people gather to celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge, Wiltshire, Britain, 22 December 2021. EPA

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