People gathered at Newgrange in Co Meath this morning to mark sunrise on the shortest day of the year, also known as the Winter Solstice. Tuesday, 10 June 2025 ePaper ...

As sunlight floods through the Neolithic passage tomb Newgrange once a year, it's as though our ancestors are reaching out to us. The 2024 Winter Solstice occurs on Wednesday, December 21, marking ...

The chamber in Newgrange was partially illuminated during winter solstice sunrise. The sky was clear as the sun began to rise over Boyne Valley but at 8:58 it became obstructed by cloud.

W hile sixteen lucky were preparing to witness the winter solstice from inside the chamber at Newgrange, another intimate gathering of 100 people, from all walks of life were meeting on the other ...

Members of the public gathered at Newgrange in Co Meath for the first time in two years to witness its winter solstice illumination. Built by Stone Age farmers around 3,200 BC, making it older ...

People gather to celebrate the winter solstice in Newgrange, Ireland on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, with dancing, singing and more. The crowd gathered at a Stone Age monument in the Boyne Valley ...

Happy Winter Solstice! This year, the traditional pagan holiday fell on Dec. 21, 2023, for the United States, and Dec. 22, 2023, for Europe. Considered to be the longest night of the year, the days… ...

The day the winter solstice falls on each year varies, though it usually falls on December 21 or 22. On some rare occasions it can come as early as December 20, or as late as December 23. Further ...

Winter solstice at Stonehenge live stream 2023. This year, the winter solstice occurs on Thursday, Dec. 21 at 10:27 p.m. EST.The sunrise will begin in Stonehenge at 8:09 a.m. BST or 3:09 a.m. EST ...