Saturday 21 June marks the Summer Solstice, or midsummer, when the longest day of the year is celebrated and summer officially begins. It’s when the sun reaches its northernmost position as seen from ...

The summer solstice, otherwise known as the longest day of the year, falls on June 21, this Saturday. Often called midsummer or the festival solstice, it is the day with the longest period of sunlight ...

As the length of the day reaches its maximum, Europe is preparing to mark midsummer. Here are the best places to join in with the revelries. Midsummer, also known as the summer solstice, is celebrated ...

Welcome to summer! The season officially begins on 20th June with the summer solstice and the start of Cancer season. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, which means you should be out ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. People have been celebrating the summer solstice with elaborate rituals since prehistoric times. But humans aren’t the only species to take ...

This year, 21 December marks the winter solstice, which brings with it the shortest day and the longest night of the year. To celebrate this occasion thousands of people gathered at the historic site ...

English Heritage, the organization that manages Stonehenge, said some 8,500 people celebrated Saturday at the monument on Salisbury Plain, about 75 miles southwest of London. It added that its ...