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.

Updated on: Jun 22, 2022 9:54 AM IST

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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)

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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)

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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)

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It was the first time revellers have been permitted to gather at the Neolithic monument to celebrate the solstice since 2019. (AP)

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The sunrise was streamed online in 2020 and 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. (REUTERS)

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A woman dressed in pagan attire watches the sun rise during the Summer Solstice festivities at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England on June 21, 2022. Plenty others awakened early and made the trip there just to soak up the atmosphere. (AP)

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The crowds raised their arms in the air and cheered as the sun rose over the horizon. (AFP)

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Some performed pagan rituals and sang songs, and many hugged the ancient stones as part of the ceremony. The stone monument, carved and constructed at a time when there were no metal tools, symbolises Britain's semi-mythical pre-historic period, and has spawned countless legends.  (AFP)

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English Heritage, which looks after Stonehenge among around 400 historic sites, said 170,000 people around the world also watched the solstice online on June 21. (AP)