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Winter solstice at Stonehenge

Winter Solstice: Druids Celebrate Winter Solstice At Stonehenge
Revellers dance in the snow Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Winter Solstice: Druids celebrate Winter Solstice at Stonehenge
Druid leader Arthur Uther Pendragon, formerly known as John Rothwell, conducts a service Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Winter Solstice: Druids Celebrate Winter Solstice At Stonehenge
ABritish soldier, Lance Corporal Paul Thomas, is knighted by Arthur Uther Pendragon Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Winter Solstice: Druids take part in the winter solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire
Druids take part in a sunrise ceremony Photograph: Chris Ison/PA
Winter Solstice: A couple kiss and embrace at a sunrise service at Stonehenge
A couple embrace by the stones Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Winter Solstice: Druids conduct a sunrise service at stonehenge
A pagan marriage ceremony is conducted inside the stones Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Winter Solstice: Chief druid congratulates fellow druids during the winter solstice
Arthur Uther Pendragon congratulates fellow druids after the marriage service Photograph: Kieran Doherty/Reuters
Winter Solstice: Druids Celebrate Winter Solstice At Stonehenge
A couple hold hands in the snow Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Winter Solstice: People snowball fight during the winter solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire
A snowball fight breaks out Photograph: Chris Ison/PA
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