Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Thousands celebrate summer solstice at Stonehenge

Somehow, with all the technology available to us, prehistoric methods of marking time, especially the celebration of the summer solstice, always seem to strike a familiar chord.

Remember: Time waits for no man.

Via The BBC:

Up to 21,000 druids, spiritualists and revelers gathered at Stonehenge early on Tuesday with many beating drums and playing pipes to celebrate the annual summer solstice.

A spokeswoman for English Heritage said they had witnessed a "fantastic sunrise" and enjoyed a great atmosphere at the start of the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere.

Cheers rang out across Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire as the sun rose at 4:58 a.m. (0358 GMT).


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