December 21, only means one thing — the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. After months of seeing it get darker ...

To watch back the solstice go to the 1hr 15 minute mark on the YouTube video below. What is the winter solstice ... marking the birth of the sun. Newgrange is a burial complex that was constructed ...

BRIGHTER days to come have been celebrated in gatherings to mark the Winter Solstice at ancient sites on the island of Ireland ... gathering also took at Newgrange in Co Meath, a Neolithic ...

Ireland's first male interfaith minister was among those leading winter solstice festivities at Newgrange on Saturday. Enda ...

He is also vice president of the Irish Wolfhound Club of Ireland ... “I absolutely love Newgrange, and Knowth and Dowth. Coming here today on the winter solstice is always magical, just even ...

EACH year, an event at Newgrange sees sunlight enter the roofbox of the Meath tomb and illuminate the heart of the millennia old UNESCO World Heritage site. The OPW runs a Winter Solstice ...

On the solstice, the sun rises at 08:44 GMT and sets at 15:59 in Belfast, offering seven hours and 15 minutes of daylight. By ...

Over 2,000 people gathered at Newgrange in Co Meath for the Winter Solstice - the astronomical ... why the couple felt they had to return to Ireland for a second time in two years.

special meals and several live-streamed events from historical monuments like the Stonehenge in England and the Newgrange in Ireland. Revellers celebrate Winter Solstice at Stonehenge in southern ...

The winter solstice ushers in the astronomical winter ... particularly known for celebrating the solstice, including Newgrange in Ireland. Solstices are often associated with pagan religions ...

Here’s more on a few of those ancient customs: A group sings and dances as the sun rises during the winter solstice at Newgrange, Ireland, on December 21, 2023. Newgrange, a 5,200-year-old ...