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Summer solstice brings druids, pagans and thousands of curious people to Stonehenge - AP News

apnews.com Summer solstice brings druids, pagans and thousands of curious people to Stonehenge

Druids, pagans, hippies, local residents and tourists gathered around a prehistoric stone circle on a plain in southern England to express their devotion to the sun. Or to have some communal fun. They stayed and celebrated at Stonehenge on Tuesday night and greeted sunrise on Wednesday which is the ...

Druids, pagans, hippies, local residents and tourists gathered around a prehistoric stone circle on a plain in southern England to express their devotion to the sun. Or to have some communal fun. They stayed and celebrated at Stonehenge on Tuesday night and greeted sunrise on Wednesday which is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere. At dawn, the sun rose behind what is known as the Heel Stone in the northeast part of the horizon and the first rays shone into the heart of the stone circle. The sky was clear — not always the case during an English summer.

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