Revellers have greeted the sun with cheers, chants and drumbeats as it rose over Britain's Stonehenge at the winter solstice.

Thousands of people marked the dawn of the shortest day of the year on Saturday at the ancient Stonehenge monument.

Today is the shortest day of the year.

Dawn of shortest day of year welcomed with drumming, chanting and singing at neolithic monument in Wiltshire

Crowds gathered at Stonehenge on Saturday morning to mark the annual winter solstice.

With the Sun entering determined Capricorn on December 21, 2024, marking the Winter Solstice, the day brings energy ideal for luck and abundance.

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The winter solstice occurs every December, and marks the 24-hour period with the fewest daylight hours of the year.

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