In the Northern Hemisphere, the Winter Solstice occurs when the sun shines directly over the tropic of Capricorn. Newgrange, a Neolithic passage tomb that is older than the pyramids in Egypt ...

The winter solstice sunrise from the chamber at Newgrange in Co Meath is to be streamed online for the second year in a row because of Covid-19 concerns, the Office of Public Works (OPW ...

While sixteen lucky were preparing to witness the winter solstice from inside ... carried a torch through the night to Newgrange, where they welcomed the sunrise to a chorus of drumbeats.

The Newgrange monument was built over 5,000 years ago, and is known for what happens during the solstice — when, during sunrise, direct sunlight enters the passage tomb and illuminates it ...

Across the Irish Sea, a monument in Newgrange, Co Meath, which is thought to be more than 5,000 years old drew a number of people keen to mark the solstice.

Celine-Fleur Halpin at Newgrange, Co Meath, in 2022 (Brian Lawless/PA) The annual solstice gathering also took at Newgrange in Co Meath, a Neolithic passage tomb which dates to 3,200BC ...

In Ireland, similar celebrations happened at the prehistoric monument of Newgrange ... the solstice does not mark the earliest sunset of the year, or the latest sunrise. The mornings will continue ...

Some ancient monuments such as Newgrange, Stonehenge, Cahokia Woodhenge and Ahu Tongariki are aligned with the sunrise or sunset on the winter solstice. There is evidence that the winter solstice ...

While Newgrange points to the winter solstice sunrise, Stonehenge marks the winter solstice sunset. Communities with Persian ancestry mark the day with the festival of Yalda, which celebrates the ...

In Ireland, similar celebrations happened at the prehistoric monument of Newgrange ... the solstice does not mark the earliest sunset of the year, or the latest sunrise. The mornings will continue ...