All Hail the Rising Sun! Stonehenge Welcomes 8,000 Visitors for the Summer Solstice

Revelers gather at the ancient stone circle Stonehenge to celebrate the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, near Salisbury, England, on June 21, 2023. AP Photo/Kin Cheung

STONEHENGE, England—All hail the rising sun.

Around 8,000 revelers gathered around a prehistoric stone circle on a plain in southern England to express their devotion to the sun, or to have some communal fun.