The long and the short of the Solstice – answers
questions
- What time have these people gathered at Stonehenge? at dawn
- How many people have attended? 20,000
- Where did they watch the sun rising? above the ancient stone circle
- Where are people celebrating the longest day of the year? north of the equator
- How many people were arrested and why? 34, for minor drug-related offences
- Where is the shortest day being celebrated? on the other side of the world/Bolivia
- What else does the celebration mark? the beginning of the new year
- Which three things are used as offerings? cocoa leaves, sweets and figurines of animals
- What are they being offered for? the health and well-being of all humanity
- Which three gods are being honoured? the god of mother earth, the god of sacred water and the grandfather god of fire