Summer Solstice 2022: People in the Northern Hemisphere celebrate longest day of year
About 6,000 people gathered at Stonehenge in the United Kingdom to watch the sun rise at 4:49 a.m. on a clear, crisp morning, local police said.
1/9
People in the Northern Hemisphere celebrated summer solstices, the longest day of the year on June 21. On this day, the Earth’s poles tilt most closely toward the sun making it the day with the longest daylight hours in the year, and also officially marks the beginning of summer.(AP)
2/9
Thousands of druids, pagans and New Age revellers greeted the summer solstice at Stonehenge on Tuesday, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.(REUTERS)
3/9
About 6,000 people gathered at the ancient stone circle in southern England to watch the sun rise at 4:49 a.m. on a clear, crisp morning, local police said.(REUTERS)
4/9
It was the first time revellers have been permitted to gather at the Neolithic monument to celebrate the solstice since 2019.(AP)
5/9