Jun 21, 2017

From Stonehenge to Times Square, people are celebrating the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.

: Revellers watch the sunrise as they celebrate the pagan festival of Summer Solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, southern England on June 21, 2017. The festival, which dates back thousands of years, celebrates the longest day of the year when the sun is at its maximum elevation. Modern druids and people gather at the landmark Stonehenge every year to see the sun rise on the first morning of summer. / (AFP Photo/Chris Ratcliffechris j ratcliffe)

: Revellers touch stones and watch the sunrise as they celebrate the pagan festival of Summer Solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, southern England on June 21, 2017. The festival, which dates back thousands of years, celebrates the longest day of the year when the sun is at its maximum elevation. Modern druids and people gather at the landmark Stonehenge every year to see the sun rise on the first morning of summer. / (AFP Photo/Chris Ratcliffechris j ratcliffe)

: A woman stands atop an ancient stone at sunrise as some thousands gather to celebrate the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge in Salisbury, England, early Wednesday June 21, 2017. The prehistoric monument, Stonehenge is about 5000-years old and is thought to have been constructed to mark the movement of the sun and other heavenly objects according to Pagan rites. (Steve Parsons/PA via AP)

: Some thousands of people gather to celebrate the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge in Salisbury, England, at sunrise early Wednesday June 21, 2017. The prehistoric monument, Stonehenge is about 5000-years old and is thought to have been constructed to mark the movement of the sun and other heavenly objects according to Pagan rites. (Steve Parsons/PA via AP)

: Hundreds of yoga enthusiasts participate in a mass yoga class in New York’s Times Square to celebrate the summer solstice on June 21, 2017 in New York City. Throughout the day thousands attended the free yoga classes in the heart of Manhattan. Around the world people are celebrating the summer and winter solstices which mark the longest and shortest days of the year. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: People take part in the 15th annual Times Square yoga event celebrating the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, during classes in the middle of Times Square on June 21, 2017 in New York. The event marked the international day of yoga. / (AFP Photo/Timothy Clarytimothy a. clary)

: People take part in the 15th annual Times Square yoga event celebrating the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, during classes in the middle of Times Square on June 21, 2017 in New York. The event marked the international day of yoga. / (AFP Photo/Timothy Clarytimothy a. clary)

: People take part in the 15th annual Times Square yoga event celebrating the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, during classes in the middle of Times Square on June 21, 2017 in New York. The event marked the international day of yoga. / (AFP Photo/Timothy Clarytimothy a. clary)

: Hundreds of yoga enthusiasts participate in a mass yoga class in New York’s Times Square to celebrate the summer solstice on June 21, 2017 in New York City. Throughout the day thousands attended the free yoga classes in the heart of Manhattan. Around the world people are celebrating the summer and winter solstices which mark the longest and shortest days of the year. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: People take part in the 15th annual Times Square yoga event celebrating the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, during classes in the middle of Times Square on June 21, 2017 in New York. The event marked the international day of yoga. / (AFP Photo/Timothy Clarytimothy a. clary)

Celebrating the Summer Solstice