Saturday’s vernal equinox marks the start of spring

In the UK, the summer solstice was famously marked on Stonehenge by pagans thousands of years ago What is the summer solstice? The summer solstice occurs when the planet’s geographical pole in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere is most greatly inclined towards the sun. In many countries around the world, this traditionally meant a time … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Stonehenge shut for vernal equinox

Coronavirus cancels spring! Security guards patrol Stonehenge to keep out druids and pagans hoping to celebrate equinox ritual at neolithic site Druids have visited the site of Stonehenge on the first day of spring since 2000 However, they were unable to visit today as English Heritage closed the site  Closing of all English Heritage sites … Read more