English Heritage shares videos from the event.
The winter solstice is celebrated in different ways all over the world. Frequently referred to as the shortest day of the year, because it has so little sunlight, the day is the official start of the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere. In the days following the solstice, there is more and more sunlight each day, as spring and summer get closer.
The solstice is set to happen Friday, December 21 at 5:23 p.m. EST, but will be celebrated at different times around the world. It won’t be until Saturday morning that the solstice is celebrated in the United Kingdom at the ancient site of Stonehenge, according to English Heritage.
People look toward the sun as druids, pagans and revelers gather at Stonehenge, hoping to see the sun rise, as they take part in a winter solstice ceremony at the ancient neolithic monument of Stonehenge, in Wiltshire, England, on December 21,2016.
