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People celebrate the summer solstice at the ancient late-Neolithic stones of Stonehenge, on June 21, 2024, in Wiltshire, England. (Image credit: Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images) ...

Every year, thousands of people flock to Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument in southern England, to celebrate the summer solstice.

Summer solstice is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Many revelers dressed up to celebrate at Stonehenge, whose structure is aligned with the sun's movement.

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It wasn’t until about 500 years later that renovators installed the Altar Stone near Stonehenge’s largest three-stone structure, known as a trilithon, to frame the midwinter solstice sunset.

As the sun rose Saturday on the longest day of the year, a crowd erupted in cheers at Stonehenge where the ancient monument in southern England has clocked the summer solstice over thousands of years.

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How to visit Summer solstice is the most popular time to visit Stonehenge. During the summer solstice, the sun rises behind the Heel Stone, and its first rays shine into the heart of Stonehenge.