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Summer solstice

Revelers celebrate the longest day of the year at popular sites like Stonehenge and Times Square.

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Summer solstice

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  1. A reveller, wearing a traditional native American headdress, celebrates the summer solstice at the ancient Stonehenge monument on Salisbury Plain in southern England June 21, 2013. Stonehenge is a celebrated venue of festivities during the summer solstice - the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere - and it attracts thousands of revellers, spiritualists and tourists. Druids, a pagan religious order dating back to Celtic Britain, believe Stonehenge was a centre of spiritualism more than 2,000 years ago. REUTERS-Dylan Martine

  2. Revellers celebrate during the summer solstice at the ancient Stonehenge monument on Salisbury Plain June 21, 2013. REUTERS-Dylan Martine

  3. Revellers kiss as they celebrate during the summer solstice at the ancient Stonehenge monument on Salisbury Plain June 21, 2013. REUTERS-Dylan Martine

  4. A reveller gestures as he celebrates the summer solstice at the ancient Stonehenge monument on Salisbury Plain June 21, 2013. REUTERS-Dylan Martine

  5. Revellers celebrate during the summer solstice at the ancient Stonehenge monument on Salisbury Plain June 21, 2013. REUTERS-Dylan Martine

  6. Revellers celebrate the summer solstice at Stonehenge monument on Salisbury Plain June 21, 2013. REUTERS-Kieran Dohert

  7. Revellers celebrate the summer solstice at the Stonehenge monument on Salisbury Plain June 21, 2013. REUTERS-Kieran Dohert

  8. A reveller, with a blanket wrapped around herself, celebrates the summer solstice at the ancient Stonehenge monument on Salisbury Plain June 21, 2013. REUTERS-Dylan Martine

  9. A reveller uses her iPad to take a portrait of her friend as they celebrate the summer solstice at the ancient Stonehenge monument on Salisbury Plain June 21, 2013. REUTERS-Dylan Martine

  10. A reveller celebrates the summer solstice by placing her hands on one of the stones at the ancient Stonehenge monument on Salisbury Plain June 21, 2013. REUTERS-Dylan Martine

  11. Revellers hold hands as they listen to incantations on their headphones during the summer solstice at the ancient Stonehenge monument on Salisbury Plain June 21, 2013. REUTERS-Dylan Martine

  12. Macedonians celebrate the summer solstice at the marker of Kokino megalithic observatory June 21, 2013. REUTERS-Ognen Teofilovsk

  13. Macedonians celebrate the summer solstice at the Kokino megalithic observatory June 21, 2013. REUTERS-Ognen Teofilovsk

  14. A long exposure picture of the Kokino megalithic observatory is seen during summer solstice celebration in Kumanovo June 21, 2013. REUTERS-Ognen Teofilovsk

  15. Photographer take photos of the Kokino megalithic observatory during summer solstice celebration in Kumanovo June 21, 2013. REUTERS-Ognen Teofilovsk

  16. A girl takes photos of the Kokino megalithic observatory during the summer solstice celebration in Kumanovo June 21, 2013. REUTERS-Ognen Teofilovsk

  17. Macedonians celebrate the summer solstice at the marker of the Kokino megalithic observatory in Kumanovo June 21, 2013. REUTERS-Ognen Teofilovsk

  18. People take part in a group yoga practice on the morning of the summer solstice in New York's Times Square, June 21, 2013. The 'Solstice in Times Square' event on Friday brought out thousands of participants to celebrate the year's longest day in New York. REUTERS-Lucas Jackso

  19. People take part in a group yoga practice on the morning of the summer solstice in New York's Times Square, June 21, 2013. REUTERS-Lucas Jackso

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