Stonehenge, England: Wrapped in warm and brightly coloured clothes, thousands of revellers gathered at Britain's Stonehenge to watch the first sunrise after winter solstice on Saturday.

The winter solstice occurs when one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt away from the Sun.

The sun rises as revellers welcome in the winter solstice at Stonehenge stone circle in Amesbury, southwest Britain, December 22, 2018. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
The sun rises as revellers welcome in the winter solstice at Stonehenge stone circle in Amesbury, southwest Britain, December 22, 2018. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

People of all ages, including druids and pagans, sang, clapped and cheered as the sun rose over the prehistoric site made up of huge standing stones in the south-west of England.

The sun rises as revellers welcome in the winter solstice at Stonehenge stone circle in Amesbury, southwest Britain, December 22, 2018. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
The sun rises as revellers welcome in the winter solstice at Stonehenge stone circle in Amesbury, southwest Britain, December 22, 2018. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Each year thousands of people travel to the Neolithic monument for the occasion.

The sun rises as a reveller welcomes in the winter solstice at Stonehenge stone circle in Amesbury, southwest Britain, December 22, 2018. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
The sun rises as a reveller welcomes in the winter solstice at Stonehenge stone circle in Amesbury, southwest Britain, December 22, 2018. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
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