Thousands of people gathered at Stonehenge in the UK to cheer the sunrise following the winter solstice on December 21, 2025. Win Scutt explained that the monument was designed thousands of years ago to align with solar movements while Sophie McCarthy described the atmosphere as a symbol of hope. Similar astronomical transitions were celebrated at the Karnak temple complex in Egypt and through traditional rituals in Japan and Iceland.Win Scutt explained that the monument was designed thousands of years ago to align with solar movements while Sophie McCarthy described the atmosphere as a symbol of hope.Similar astronomical transitions were celebrated at the
Karnak temple complex in
Egypt and through traditional rituals in
Japan and
Iceland.
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