Summer solstice Celebrations, Stonehenge To Witness 30,000 Strong Croud
Summer solstice Celebrations, Stonehenge To Witness 30,000 Strong Croud
Summer solstice or the June solstice celebrations takes place every year to mark the longest day of the year. Solstice takes place twice a year once in Northern Hemisphere and once in Southern Hemisphere, where it’s celebrated as winter solstice. Solstice is derived from the Latin word where in Sol means Sun and Stice means to stand still.
This also marks the time when the Sun reached its highest point in the midday sky. Summer solstice celebrations occurs between June 20 to June 22 and winter solstice occur between December 20 to December 23 every year. Summer solstice also is the time when earth is inclined to maximum extent on its axis towards the sun.
Summer solstice is celebrated to mark the beginning of summer. Different cultures celebrate the day in different ways. In China Summer Solstice celebrations mark earth, femininity. The celebrations in Europe is mainly marked with bon fires, feasting, singing, music and may pole dancing. Summer solstice is celebrated as Midsummer throughout European region. In ancient times this period marked an important event to plant and harvest crops. Throughout different civilizations from Europe to Asia the event would indicate an important change in weather for crop harvesting and seeding.
Stonehenge located outside Wiltshire, England is the centre of the Summer solstice Midsummer celebrations in England. Stonehenge play host to the largest gathering every year during Summer solstice, with roughly around 30,000 people gathering at the Stonehenge every year. However during 1985 celebrations and gathering at the Stonehenge was cancelled until 2000.
Tagged June solstice, Midsummer, Summer solstice
Summer solstice Celebrations, Stonehenge To Witness 30,000 Strong Croud
Summer solstice Celebrations, Stonehenge To Witness 30,000 Strong Croud
