Out of the dark

Stonehenge, a British landmark in the middle of Salisbury Plain, plays host to the UK's druidic and pagan communities as they celebrate the winter solistice, the shortest day of the year after which the amount of sunshine gradually grows until the summer solistice, the longest day of the year. In a largely post-religious Britian, the events at Stonehenge attract a considerable audience from a general public, drawn by their percived spirituality and extraordinary ambience. Their appeal might be growing proportionately to the increasing commercialization of Christmas in the UK, which for most has lost its devotional basis.