Monday, June 21, 2010

Summer Solstice: Stonehenge Welcomes the First Day of Summer Source


The summertime Solstice is the the daytime about the most farseeing time period from daylight of the twelvemonth, also called the beginning day of summer in a lot of acculturations. In this day citizenry complete the Earth celebrate the ability of the Sun and the arrival of summer, because ancient times.

A countless of events take place all over the planet, like the Summer Solstice Parade in the U.S., that has the motto (Freedom to The Peculiar) or the huge gathering at the mystical Stonehenge monument in England.

This year more than 20,000 people, New Agers, neo-pagans, locals and tourists witnessed the sunrise on the Salisbury Plain, the location of the famous stone circle, after a celebration that lasted all night. As the Sun began rising, the event comprised marked by the blowing of a huge horn, and citizenry started acting as all kind of instruments, including drums and tambourines. The consequence will conclusion with bonfires, reminding the participants of the pre-Christian beginnings of this day.

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