SHEFFIELD, England, June 21 (UPI) -- Some 20,000 robe-wearing hippies, would-be Druids and science buffs who greeted summer's arrival at Stonehenge early Tuesday were six months too early. The ...

The autumn equinox 2014 will be celebrated on 23 September, with countries across the globe marking the shift in the season – harking in winter for the Northern Hemisphere and spring for the Southern ...

To celebrate the celestial event, the ropes come down at the ancient monument, and visitors spend the night to greet the sunrise. By Lisa Lucas In the predawn darkness, a procession of druid priests ...

It is Britain’s most talked-about – and grisly – new TV drama, portraying an ancient past when our nation was ruled by murderous, drug-fuelled, psychopathic druids who believed in black magic and ...

LOCKDOWN has meant most events for the year are unable to go ahead as planned, with the summer solstice now taking place virtually. Druids celebrate the big day and see it as a spiritual movement but ...

LOCKDOWN has meant most events for the year are unable to go ahead as planned, with the summer solstice now taking place virtually. Druids celebrate the big day and see it as a spiritual movement but ...

The new TV series Britannia, which has won plaudits as heralding a new generation of British folk-horror, is clearly not intended to be strictly historical. Instead director Jez Butterworth gives us a ...

The priest raises his arms, palms upturned. “Lord Taranis, hear our prayer!” he bellows, voice bouncing off the stone pillars and into the darkening fields beyond. The fire’s crackle fills the stone ...

Revelers watch the sunrise as they celebrate the pagan festival of the summer solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, June 21, 2015. The festival, which dates back thousands of years, celebrates ...

This week’s summer solstice is a sacred Celtic tradition. Artist Patsy Preston (50), from Belfast, joined hundreds to mark a time of celebration at the Hill of Tara. Growing up in Belfast, I sang in a ...