About Summer Solstice
The summer solstice, also known as midsummer, occurs when one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. It happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere. For that hemisphere, the summer solstice is when the Sun reaches its highest position in the sky and is the day with the longest period of daylight.
Burning Man festival-goers told to conserve food and water
... The festival was founded in June 1986 when Larry Harvey and his friend Jerry Goodell burned a wooden man on Baker Beach in San Francisco to mark the Summer Solstice...
Thousands welcome summer solstice at Stonehenge
...Some 10,000 people have gathered to welcome the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge...
Manhattanhenge: How to see it this year
... It happens about three weeks before and three weeks after the Summer Solstice...
'Fantastic' winter solstice marked at Stonehenge
... The event is thought 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...
Stonehenge summer solstice: Thousands welcome back celebrations
...More than 6,000 people have gathered to watch sunrise at Stonehenge for the Summer Solstice...
Summer solstice: The people who drove through the night to see the sunrise
...The first place to see in the Summer Solstice in the UK was Ness Point in Lowestoft...
What is the UV-Index is and why it was able to break UK records?
... We have just passed the Summer Solstice, the sun is high in the sky, says Taylor...
UK weather: Sun safety warning as the UV-plane is tilted to float
... We have just past the Summer Solstice the sun is higher in the sky, he said...
Stonehenge summer solstice: Thousands welcome back celebrations
More Than 6,000 people have gathered to watch sunrise at Stonehenge for the Summer Solstice .
It is the First Time since the pandemic that the Stone Circles in Salisbury and Avebury have been open to The Public for The Event .
Druids and pagans joined other visitors to mark the longest day of the year at the ancient site.
" It's fantastic to be able to welcome everybody back again. " said English Heritage site manager Heather Sebire.
" There are people who are modern day druids and pagan groups who treat this as a place of worship, " she added.
Tim travelled to The Site from London with his daughter Tameya and son Tim.
" It's Pretty Cool , we couldn't quite get the alignment as we like it from inside [Stonehenge] but I think that's just because of the little bit of cloud, " Tim said.
" It's lovely. It's been a good experience. The whole energy of the space is good. We brought them here before four or five years ago. "
Tameya said she found a spot in The Middle of Stonehenge to watch the sunrise and take pictures.
" It's good to be back, " She Said .
" It's interesting that so many people care to come, it's not Just You , a lot of Other People appreciate being here as well. It's nice" she added.
David and Kate flew to the UK from Canada on Monday to visit Stonehenge for the First Time .
" It's been a crazy 24 hours and it's also my birthday today. It's my 21st on the 21st which was our reason to come here, " Kate said.
" I saw a video about this festival in High School and thought it would be the coolest thing to go to seeing as Summer Solstice was on my birthday, " she added.
David said: " The energy, the atmosphere here, you knew it would be spectacular, but once your here it's something different.
" It's quite a profound experience. "
Source of news: bbc.com
Summer solstice Photos
