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20,000 revellers gathered at ancient monument to [attempt to] watch sun ascend over misty Wiltshire plain
They came in their thousands. Some worshipped, others partied. Many were there simply to enjoy the atmosphere of the summer solstice at Stonehenge.
More than 20,000 people were at the ancient monument to greet the sunrise at 4.52am at the start of the longest day of the year. After a warm, moonlit night the mist and mizzle descended, making it impossible to judge the moment when the sun rose over the Wiltshire plain without an accurate watch.
But it did not matter much. "I've had a lovely time," said Belle Gay, a 21-year-old pagan from Exeter who was on her first pilgrimage to Stonehenge. "It doesn't concern me that we couldn't actually see the sun rise. That's how nature is – you can't control the elements and that's why it's all so special. It's such a beautiful, peaceful place."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2013/jun/21/summer-solstice-stonehenge-longest-day
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