Celebrating The Solstice

Solstice participants wait for the sun to rise over the megalithic monument of Stonehenge Thursday, June 21, 2007, on Salisbury Plain, England. Crowds gathered at the 5,000-year-old stone circle to celebrate the summer solstice; the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Some of the many thousands who came to the ancient Stonehenge monument, background, on Salisbury Plain in southwest England, wait in vain for the summer solstice sunrise, Thursday, June 21, 2007. The sun was obscured by clouds.

Solstice enthusiasts wait in hopes of getting a glimpse of the sun over Stonehenge Thursday, June 21, 2007, on Salisbury Plain, England. Crowds gathered at the ancient stone circle to celebrate the summer solstice; the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Druids, drummers, pagans and partygoers welcomed the sun as it rose, obscured by clouds, above the prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain, England, on the longest day of the year -- the summer solstice.

Solstice participants wait for a glimpse of the sun at the megalithic monument of Stonehenge Thursday, June 21, 2007, on Salisbury Plain, England.

A couple embraces as they wait for a glimpse at the sun over Stonehenge Thursday, June 21, 2007, on Salisbury Plain, England.

Drummers play at the ancient Stonehenge monument, background, on Salisbury Plain in southwest England, after thousands waited in vain for the summer solstice sunrise, Thursday, June 21, 2007. The sun was obscured by clouds.

Security personnel watch some of the many thousands who came to the ancient Stonehenge monument, on Salisbury Plain in southwest England, leave Thursday, June 21, 2007, after the summer solstice sunrise was obscured by clouds.

Yoga enthusiasts stretch and chant during the Times Square Alliance's annual "Summer Solstice in Times Square Yoga-thon," Thursday, June 21, 2007, in New York.

As morning traffic rushes by, a yoga enthusiast participates in a summer solstice "yoga-thon," Thursday, June 21, 2007, in New York's Times Square to celebrate the first official day of summer.

Yoga enthusiasts stretch during the Times Square Alliance's Annual "Summer Solstice in Times Square Yoga-thon," Thursday, June 21, 2007, in New York.

Yoga enthusiasts from across the country participate in the annual "Summer Solstice in Times Square Yoga-thon" as taxis drive past Thursday, June 21, 2007, in New York. The summer solstice is the first official day of summer and the longest day of the year.

Yoga enthusiasts participate in a summer solstice "yoga-thon", Thursday, June 21, 2007, in the center of New York's Times Square to celebrate the first official day of summer.

Yoga enthusiasts participate in a summer solstice "yoga-thon", Thursday, June 21, 2007, in the center of New York's Times Square to celebrate the first day of summer.

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