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Happy Solstice!

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Photo by Fergus McNeill ; used through creative commons license Hope the longest day of the year was a beautiful one for you, mes amis . From the Times of London: Druids began their incantations, Wiccan priestesses drew their cowls tight against the damp morning air and four half-naked Papuan dancers waved their hands in the air and went: “Woo, woo, woo”. Only the guest of honour failed to put in an appearance at Stonehenge. A record 36,500 people had gathered at the prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain to watch the sun rise. So many turned out to celebrate the solstice that roads had to be shut and the vast field converted into a car park for 6,500 vehicles was full by 3am.