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The sun rose at the site of the famed standing stones in the
southwest English county of Wiltshire at 1:09 p.m. ET, beginning
the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere.
People played musical instruments, while others sang and took
photographs of the rising sun which will provide just under
eight hours of sunlight on Wednesday, said English Heritage,
which protects the historical site.
Thursday marks the start of longer days before the summer
solstice in June.
"I am from South Africa, I came for the solstice, especially for
the solstice. I am a Pagan, a witch and this is about the best
place to be," one woman said.
(This version of the story was refiled to fix a typo in the
second paragraph)
(Writing by Patrick Johnston; Editing by Tom Heneghan)
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