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Rain dampens Stonehenge Solstice revelry
Jun 21 2006
icWales
AROUND 17,000 people gathered at Stonehenge early today for the Summer Solstice celebrations.
Unsettled weather ensured numbers stayed well below the 20,000 expected to attend the annual revelry at the ancient stone circle on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire.
Every year people flock to the 5,000-year-old site for an all-night party culminating in sunrise at 04.58 on the longest day of the year. Druids, hippies and hedonists are among the regulars.
When the sun appears over the Heel Stone, strange sights have been known to unfold.
In the past people have cavorted naked. Some shout, some chant, while others sit in quiet contemplation.
But there were no high jinks today. As predicted, rain dogged the outdoor revelry overnight, with an hour-long downpour between 2am and 3am. Although the rain had stopped by dawn, this years sunrise was cloudy, unlike the strikingly clear spectacle witnessed last year.
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