FOG BLOG WINTER SOLSTICE LOG: HORDS GATHER AT GLASToNBURY AND STONEHENGE!

CROWDS gathered at Glastonbury and Stonehenge as sunset hit on the Winter Solstice.

The shortest day of 2021 fell on Tuesday, December 21, otherwise known as the winter solstice, marking the day of the year with the fewest sunlight hours.

This year anybody attending celebrations at Stonehenge had been asked to take covid tests before gathering together.

Dozens of people were spotted by the stones before sunrise this morning, with many sticking around all day until this afternoon's sunset.

The word solstice literally means, in Latin, that the sun is standing still.

That's because it marks the point when one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt away from the Sun.People can greet others on winter solstice by saying “Happy Solstice,” “Merry Yuletide,” and “Happy Yule”.

Here are some inspirational messages to get you in the spirit for winter solstice.

"The Winter Solstice is the time of ending and beginning, a powerful time - a time to contemplate your immortality." - Frederick Lenz

"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade." - Charles Dickens