Winter solstice at Stonehenge

Pagans and druids gathered for a foggy sunrise ceremony at Stonehenge, Wiltshire to celebrate the winter solstice
  
  


Stonehenge: Winter Solstice at Stonehenge
People engage in druidic rituals outside the Stone Circle Photograph: Ben Birchall/guardian.co.uk
Stonehenge: Winter Solstice at Stonehenge
A man chants inside the Stone Circle Photograph: Ben Birchall/guardian.co.uk
Stonehenge: Winter Solstice at Stonehenge
Revellers set light to some paper inside the Stone Circle Photograph: Ben Birchall/guardian.co.uk
Stonehenge: Winter Solstice at Stonehenge
Arthur Pendragantakes part in druidic ceremonies near the Key Stone, away from the Stone Circle Photograph: Ben Birchall/guardian.co.uk
Stonehenge: Druids Celebrate The Winter Solstice At Stonehenge
A reveller watches as people celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Stonehenge: Druids Celebrate The Winter Solstice At Stonehenge
Hundreds of druids and pagans celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Stonehenge: Winter Solstice at Stonehenge
Jasmine Arbon, aged 10, from Swindon, who follows the Druidic Path watches the celebrations inside the Stone Circle Photograph: Ben Birchall/guardian.co.uk
Stonehenge: Winter Solstice at Stonehenge
Celebrants take a coffee break outside the Stone Circle Photograph: Ben Birchall/guardian.co.uk
Stonehenge: Winter Solstice at Stonehenge
A reveller beats a drum inside the Stone Circle at Stonehenge as Druids and revellers celebrate the Winter Solstice Photograph: Ben Birchall/guardian.co.uk
Stonehenge: Druids Celebrate The Winter Solstice At Stonehenge
Druid Arthur Uther Pendragon, formally known as John Rothwell, conducts a service at Stonehenge Photograph: Matt Cardy/guardian.co.uk
 

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