Over 6,000 years old and still a site for worship, Stonehenge remains a unique place. As the first rays of the sun shine into ...

In places like the UK, modern observers of the solstice are attempting to revive the tradition based on its pagan roots while skipping the complicated parts of our story that came after that. Even ...

This is the peak, the top, the summit. Summer Solstice 2025 is the time of longest day and shortest night, and from the next day, we start the rollercoaster descent towards Winter Solstice.

Yule is celebrated on the first day of winter, known as Winter Solstice, which is the longest night of the year. This year, it falls on Dec. 21. Yule is an ancient Pagan holiday that celebrates ...

The Babylonians had Sacaea, their winter festival of renewal. The Romans of classical times had their Saturnalia, a sort of extended Happy Hour.

Pagan origins of the Christmas tree Ancient Egyptians used to decorate the temples dedicated to Ra, the god of the sun, with green palms during the Winter Solstice. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Wayne, who has been coming to the winter solstice celebration for 40 years, said it was a calling, a 'pagan thing'. He said: "I've been coming to the stones for 40-odd years, ever since I was a child.

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The solstice also marks the start of the Pagan holiday, Yule, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. The holiday is thought to celebrate the sun's return and the land's rebirth as days begin to ...