Stonehenge Draws Thousands for Summer Solstice Celebration

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Stonehenge Draws Thousands for Summer Solstice Celebration
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Thousands of people gathered at Stonehenge in southern England to celebrate the summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The festival dates back thousands of years and the 5,000-year-old stone monument symbolizes Britain's prehistoric period. The structure is aligned with the sun's movement, and revelers hailed the sun as it rose. Some 8,000 people attended this year's festival, according to reports.

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