In Pictures: Winter solstice celebrated at Stonehenge
The winter solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year.
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The winter solstice was marked with celebrations during sunrise at the prehistoric Stonehenge monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire.
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