On Saturday, thousands of people, including druids, shamans, and tourists, gathered at the ancient site of Stonehenge in Britain to witness the first sunrise after the winter solstice, according ...

As a result, scores of druids and other worshippers flock to the prehistoric monument each winter solstice to mark the occasion, with English Heritage allowing open access to the inner circle.

The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year ... According to Pliny the Elder, in Britain, druid priests would mark the important date by gathering mistletoe and sacrificing bulls ...

Today, hundreds of people - including Druids - still travel to Stonehenge to celebrate the sunrise on the summer solstice, and the sunset on the winter solstice, and to take part in the same kind ...

Druids and pagans were joined by hundreds ... "We know how special the winter solstice is for some people, and we want all attendees to enjoy the event safely." Five thousand years, approximately ...

Ancient druids believed the solstice marked the rebirth of the sun and celebrating the winter solstice was a time to reverse the darkness the longer nights brought and remember the gifts the sun ...

LONDON (AP) — It's that time of year when crowds of pagans, druids, hippies and tourists head to Stonehenge in Britain to celebrate the winter solstice, with the shortest day and the longest ...

On the winter solstice, visitors traditionally enter the towering, mysterious stone circle for a sunrise ceremony run by local pagan and druid groups. Winter solstice marks the shortest day of ...

FILE - Druid leader Arthur Uther Pendragon, center, holds up his staff as he takes part in a Winter Solstice ceremony by the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge, in southern England, Dec. 21, 2012. (AP ...

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of tourists, pagans, druids and people simply yearning ... over the giant standing stones on the winter solstice — the shortest day and the longest night in the ...