Sun worshippers to revel at Stonehenge summer solstice
Tue Jun 20, 10:37 AM ET
LONDON (AFP) - Up to 25,000 people, from druids to "New Agers", are expected to descend on Britain's ancient Stonehenge stone circle Wednesday to celebrate the summer solstice as dawn breaks on the longest day of the year.
At 4:58 am (0358 GMT), following an all-night party on Salisbury Plain in southwest England, the sun is set to rise over one of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world.
Every June 21, the event draws together druids, revellers, hippies, "New Age" travellers and others simply wishing to experience the mystical annual event at the 5,000-year-old monument.
When the sun rises over the Heel Stone to the sound of Pagans beating drums, some chant, some cheer, others meditate and the odd character has been known to frolic naked in delight.
Clear skies are predicted between four and five o'clock Wednesday morning.
"We're hoping for a great sunrise," said a spokesman for English Heritage, which manages the site, one of Britain's most popular tourist attractions. "Last year's was spectacular. There's always a good atmosphere here."
Six people were arrested at the 2005 summer solstice, mostly for drink-related offences.
A Wiltshire Police spokesman said: "We're expecting between 20,000 and 25,000 people. A lot will probably arrive in the early hours of the morning after having watched England play Sweden."
The two football teams clash in Cologne in their final World Cup group stage match.
Although Stonehenge is open to the public all year round, restrictions were set up during the 1980s following violent clashes between the police and revellers at the summer solstice.
The stones at the World Heritage site stand between nine and 18 feet (three and six metres) high and are arranged in concentric circles.
Historians estimate the circles were built sometime between 3000 BC and 1600 BC.
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