faithful to a celebration of pagan origin observed for thousands of years. The winter solstice, traditionally celebrated at Stonehenge, is the shortest day of the year in terms of daylight hours ...

This ancient festival traces back to pagan ... the Yule celebration, connecting us to a lineage of human experience stretching back through the mists of time. The winter solstice, the astronomical ...

This is the name of the holiday celebrated by pagan Slavs ... Iranian people celebrate Yaldā night, the night of the winter solstice by getting all the family together, at the house of the ...

Historian Lucy Worsley traces the roots of Christmas by exploring the Anglo-Saxon tradition, wassailing where people sing to the apple trees to celebrate the winter solstice. Watch the full ...

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Neo-pagan celebrations at Stonehenge gained popularity from the early C20th onwards. The summer solstice is an opportunity to celebrate the long summer days. The winter solstice reminds us that ...

It, therefore, recognized 21 June as the International Day of the Celebration ... Solstice" for being the first day of summer and the longest day of the year) and December 21 (commonly known as ...

The UK’s most famous site for solstice celebrations is Stonehenge ... circle for a sunrise ceremony run by local pagan and druid groups. Winter solstice marks the shortest day of year and ...