The United Nations’ cultural agency has rejected recommendations to place Stonehenge on the list of endangered world heritage sites over concerns that Britain’s plans to build a nearby highway tunnel threaten the landscape around the prehistoric monument.

The first day of summer arrives June 20.

Around 8,000 revelers gathered around a prehistoric stone circle on a plain in southern England to express their devotion to the sun, or to have some communal fun.

The first day of summer is also the longest period of sunlight hours in the Northern Hemisphere.

Thousands of druids, pagans and New Age revelers have greeted the summer solstice at Stonehenge on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Dozens of people have ignored advice not to travel to Stonehenge for the annual summer solstice celebrations, which were cancelled due to coronavirus concerns.