The people of the UK are marking and uniting to celebrate this year’s summer solstice, which is the longest day of the year. It also falls on a yellow warning of thunderstorms and a worsening heatwave that should see temperatures of up to 34C blanket the United Kingdom.
The A303, which runs past the ancient stone circle, is shut at Stonehenge in preparation for thousands of people.
It’s because there are many cars along the side of the road and pedestrians on the road, authorities say.
The Latin term solstitium, or “sun standing still,” is where the term solstice comes from.
The occurrence is also sometimes called the more teutonic term suntrum. This is the reason that, astrologers say, the sun seems to be stationary at the point on the horizon from which it rises and sets before continuing in the opposite direction.
The Glastonbury Festival is fast approaching. Glastonbury Tor is also a familiar landmark in the region. While individuals come together to celebrate the summer solstice, the sky is becoming lighter.
Although today is the summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere, the winter solstice is taking place in the southern hemisphere, and festivities will take place to celebrate it.
Each year at the winter solstice, a ritual is conducted at the Standing Stones at Glen Innes Highlands, New South Wales, which was erected in 1992 as a tribute to the Celtic heritage shared by some Australians.
Tourists can witness the Sun rising between the cervices of the 24 upright stones, which are arranged in a circle and represent the 24 hours of a day. The Matariki group of stars reappears in the evening sky to indicate the Māori New Year, which is celebrated by the Māori of New Zealand from June 19 to June 22.
The most important Inca Empire celebration was Inti Raymi, also known as The Sun Festival, celebrated every year on June 24 in Peru. The Sun deity Inti was the God that was revered here, and today and animal is sacrificed symbolically in a harmless sacrifice.
For thousands of years, Wiltshire’s Stonehenge has been a significant landmark and a yearly focal point for the summer and winter solstices.
The stones were purposefully positioned to coincide with the movement of the Sun during the two solstices, and it is thought that they were moved there around 2500 BC.
Even though the true reason why Stonehenge was built is not clear, it is believed to have had spiritual importance because of its connection to the Sun’s path and the rituals found there.