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Winter Solstice at Stonehenge

By , About.com GuideDecember 19, 2008

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This is a seriously beautiful image of the 2006 winter solstice at the neolithic site of Stonehenge, and it reminds me that even the bleakest days on this planet of ours have beauty in them. Happy Solstice, everyone!

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Winter Solstice 2006 at Stonehenge. Photo by Daniel Berehulak / Getty Images

For more on the history of ancient winter festivals, you can't do better than our Ancient History guides to Solstice Holidays

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December 19, 2008 at 11:37 am
(1) Rain says:

This is beautiful…and it looks pretty cold!

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