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

Today is the shortest day of the year.

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

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

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

The longest night/shortest day is celebrated at the famous prehistoric site, but there are many other atmospheric locations to welcome the returning...

Winter began in Egypt on Saturday, and will last for about 88 days, 23 hours, and 39 minutes. Saturday is the peak of winter astronomically and will...

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

The peoples of the world, or at least those in the Northern Hemisphere, look forward to the Winter Solstice, which marks the shortest day of the year...