The longest day of the year is upon us, and with it, the call to worship the life-giving light of our favorite star. The exact date and time of the solstices vary from year to year, but in 2024, the ...

The celebration of the Winter Solstice is an ancient practice that is almost untraceable. While we know civilizations like ...

English Heritage, the organization that manages Stonehenge, said some 8,500 people celebrated Saturday at the monument on ...

LONDON -- As the sun rose Saturday on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, a crowd erupted in cheers at Stonehenge where the ancient monument in southern England has clocked the ...

LONDON (AP) — As the sun rose Saturday on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, a crowd erupted in cheers at Stonehenge where the ancient monument in southern England has clocked the ...

LONDON — All hail the rising sun. A seemingly curious alliance of druids, pagans, hippies, local residents, tourists and costumed witches and wizards are gathering around a prehistoric stone circle on ...

Stonehenge, built between 3000 B.C. and 1600 B.C., aligns directly with the rising of the sun on the longest day of the year. Ancient Druids (and thousands of current ones) gathered there around the ...

The summer solstice, celebrated as the longest day of the year, does not drag on; it instead offers the longest exposure of sunlight, making it the shortest night. For those in the Northern Hemisphere ...

Discover unique winter solstice rituals—from a deconstructed Bûche de Noël dessert to a winter solstice pajama party—that ...

There are eight special sacred days, holidays, and festivals in Ireland that date back to the old Celtic world.