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    Longest day legends

    Jun 19, 2024 2 minutes
    PHOTOS: GETTY, CADW, SHUTTERSTOCK

    CELEBRATING BRITAIN

    Thousands of people up and down the country will be up at dawn on Thursday 20 June to herald this year’s summer solstice and celebrate the longest day of the year. The summer solstice has been a sacred festival in the UK since prehistoric times.

    This time is also shrouded in mystery, as it was supposedly believed to be when the veil

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