Summer Solstice News

December 1 marks the beginning of summer in New Zealand but there are questions about whether it should.

The summer solstice is supposed to be the longest day of the year, however, to anyone waiting to hit the neighborhood for trick-or-treating today is going to seem even longer.

Have you ever noticed how a gray, rainy day makes you feel gloomy and tired, but a sunny day can leave you feeling cheerful and energized? Well, there's a scientific reason for this.

People gather to celebrate the summer solstice at Stonehenge. The monument attracted some 35 thousand people to mark the longest day of the year when the sunrise was expected at 4:58 a.m. June 21 under the cloudy sky.

If you think Ramadan fasting during the long days of summer is challenging, spare a thought for Muslims living where daylight lasts nearly 18 hours a day.

The time between Litha/ the Summer Solstice, and Mabon/ the Autumnal Equinox has arrived, again.

Once more the wheel of the seasons turns as we in the Northern Hemisphere approach the halfway point between the Summer Solstice and the Autumnal Equinox .

Linnea & Ulrike pose with other 'Earlybird' Au Pairs On Sunday, July 26th, 25 local au pairs and their host families gathered to celebrate the traditional Swedish holiday of 'Midsummer.' We were able to enjoy this special day due to the generosity of Malka and Craig Chiate and the creativity of their Swedish au pair Linnea Ekblad.

It's hard to believe that we seem to have flown right past the longest day of the year, also known as the summer solstice.

Blood and prayer, agony and rapture, pain and glory. The Native American Sun Dance lives.

Just being there, your spirit soars. Few travel experiences were ever more inspiring.

ANYONE who went down to woods near South Kirkby on the morning of this year's summer solstice was in for a big surprise.

THE Summer Solstice proved to be the longest day of the year for Greetham Valley captain Neil Harris in more ways than one.

On June 21 we celebrated Summer Solstice. The Solstice means different things to different people.

The Scandinavian Midsummer Festival in Estes Park this weekend is the largest midsummer festival in Colorado.

The Summer Solstice, which occurs each year on or about June 21, not only heralds the beginning of summer but also marks the entrance of the sun into the sign of Cancer.

Summer arrives astronomically this weekend in the form of the Summer Solstice. That's when the sun reaches its highest point in our sky.

Every summer, on the longest day of the year, tens of thousands of people roam through downtown's main streets to celebrate summer solstice.

Amy Martin, the force behind Saturday's summer solstice celebration at White Rock Lake, had asked her weather wizard friends to try nudging a cool front into Dallas.

Sunday was the Summer Solstice-the longest day of the year. While the days are technically getting shorter, they are definitely getting warmer.