Sun rises over Stonehenge as thousands of revellers celebrate summer solstice

Thousands of people have greeted the sun with cheers as it rose over Stonehenge for the summer solstice, just days after the ancient monument was sprayed with orange paint.
Those who observed the spectacle at the neolithic structure in Wiltshire encountered a chilly morning accompanied by misty fields as the sun glinted over the horizon at 4.52am on Friday.
The display follows the heritage site having been targeted by Just Stop Oil protesters earlier this week.
Wiltshire Police said a man in his 70s and a woman in her 20s had been bailed after being arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, damaging an ancient monument and deterring a person from engaging in a lawful activity.
Many of the attendees at the event expressed frustration and disapproval at the protest.
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[@vtechead1]

Jeezo ! So it did ! Who would have guessed the sun was going to rise !

[@sarahlund-nt3kw]

😂

[@MOLYN867]

And the goons hadn’t finished painting the stones.

[@UmmerFarooq-wx4yo]

These 'stones' were erected in 1958.

[@tcw6442]

What rabbithole is this? Kinda think the Druids from antiquity would say bulls*** lol

[@sarahlund-nt3kw]

Nice view all the same. 😊

[@CCCP16]

Hello all cosmic eternal peoples, the recent midsummers eve/day Stonehenge free festival gathering 2024, was a cosmicly amazing successful event , I was there and pleased to see all the free natural eternal peoples of the infinite wild natural eternal cosmos enjoying themselves, there WILL DEFINATELY soon be the return of the Stonehenge free festivals FOR ETERNITY , REGULARLY, and ALL other free festivals also FOR ETERNITY , the IMPORTANT thing is, the more the natural wilderness returns back to the northern side/edge of Stonehenge (where the small "barrow hills" and traditional pyramid stage/ main festival site area is), i.e. the tarmac, roads, fences, artificial things e.t.c. being taken up, and the natural mud, turf and other plants growing back,, the sooner the better, and the Stonehenge free festivals Will DEFINATELY return even MORE sooner it is PRIMARILY NECESSARY for the northern plains tundra/fields ( i.e. where the main free festival, pyramid stage , small" barrow hills" usually is) to become completely natural wilderness again , there will still be a route to the south of Stonehenge for traffic travelling east to west/ west to east, and yet that route will eventually have the tarmac removed e.t.c. also , and then just become a flat dry smooth natural mud route that vehicles can STILL use 100% safely o.k. at the same speeds as before, (that southern only (east to west/west to east) road re-naturalisation (eventually back to a vehicle safe flat dry mud road) is in the more distant future, but to the sides and northern edges all around Stonehenge ,re-naturalisation back to completely natural tundra is VERY DEFINATELY IMMINENT and IMPORTANTLY it is better NOT to actually scorch/burn the actual turf/grass soils e.t,c. in any way , we are elf minimalist-tech eco-friendly(primarily) peoples, Stonehenge is here for ETERNITY , and so are we ALL, and so is all our eco friendly cosmic eternal music equipment e.t.c. any planes, helicopters, U.F.O. , other craft e.t.c. e.t.c. in the sky and space is ONLY Soviet Union Russian, so rest assured EVERYTHING is o.k. and 100% ECOFRIENDLY, see you soon and a DEFINIATE eco friendly free festival ETERNITY ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED

[@andrewstewart2612]

Why are we associating this with culture or religion and I even see someone using the word pagan in the comments. Yes I’m sure there is probably a level of religion/pagan and culture tied to Stonehenge. But can we just take a moment to appreciate the fact that the function of Stonehenge was simple and it was to track the sun. It was a piece of technology to the people on the Bronze Age. Let that sink in for a moment.

[@adh...lemonwaffles5660]

You need to understand the word culture. Simply saying it’s just a piece of tech is denying the culture at the time lol. The reverence they would have for such a important piece of technology cannot be understated

[@SlurpentisCEO]

Paganism wasn't a culture it was a religion. I say was but there are some people who would call themselves pagans because it suits their lifestyle than Christianity. It's the group sex I guess is incompatible with Christianity, should tell that to the English and American

[@adh...lemonwaffles5660]

@@SlurpentisCEO he said culture or religion, not the culture is a religion.

[@SlurpentisCEO]

@@adh...lemonwaffles5660 paganism has nothing to do with culture. The word keeps on bouncing around but shouldn't be... Ignorance is the religion it seems.

[@andrewstewart2612]

did i not acknowledge that Stonehenge has a significance with both culture and religion / pagan beliefs ?? . what i simply stated was that Stonehenge is more then just a few stones put together because a group of bronze age sun worshippers wanted to do something in there spare time, this was literally a means of tracking the annual cycle and for it to be so accurate for a bunch of people that wore blue war face paint i think is quite impressive and people are sitting here giving them shit because they were pagans. i aint a pagan but i can still appreciate the feat that these people accomplished, if you were to try and recreate your own version of Stonehenge that could accurately track the sun do you think you can do it ? do you think it was be as accurate as the real thing ??

[@BossySwan]

They are going to rename it Peter Bonehenge in recognition of the former MP.

[@julianshepherd2038]

Holy stoners

[@TakeMeHome7]

Where is the sun I mean the heat

[@UmmerFarooq-wx4yo]

Compare stonehenge with hajj

[@johncfc3265]

Hamsanbams

[@UmmerFarooq-wx4yo]

Where's quran 8:35

[@starlight1867]

They are clapping and drumming to WELCOME the Sun NOT to worship it , just as our Druid and Celtic ancestors did. Learn more about the history of these megaliths before you make religious connotations to suit your agenda.

[@raaajiiiv]

Go to work 😂

[@user-lj7jk5lv5f]

Pagans

[@kitsiewr]

Indeed!🎉

[@PhatthraBEAMLIGHTเนตรวุฒิgiLL]

Sun light is real life come for chang this worlds to be right ways good for people good heart kindly real Justic JUDMENT CARE FOR GOOD PEOPLE MAKE THIS WORDLS HAPPY SMILL ON FACE AND GOOD HEART HAPPY LIFE XXX

[@mustafashaad4884]

WTF is WRONG with PEOPLE

[@stephenshayler-appleton7650]

It's been done it for thousands of years, it's called culture.

[@SlurpentisCEO]

@@stephenshayler-appleton7650 it's not culture it's religion.

[@stephenshayler-appleton7650]

@@SlurpentisCEO It's culture passed down from the ancestors.All walks of life from all over the world gather to watch the sunrise.

[@SlurpentisCEO]

@@stephenshayler-appleton7650 it's little more than dancing on the graves of the people who had their lives stolen by Christians and Jews.

[@ChampagneRoses666]

@@SlurpentisCEOwhat religion you talking about?