45+ Newgrange Winter Solstice Diagram Gif. People gather at newgrange for winter solstice dawn on each of the mornings from december 18th to december 23rd inclusive. Nowhere is the celebration more dramatic than at the passage tomb of newgrange, which predates the pyramids.
Many people will be aware of the celebrations which take place at stonehenge for the summer solstice but at newgrange in ireland the winter solstice is celebrated by an equally incredible neolithic monument.
The winter solstice at newgrange in the unesco world heritage site of brú na bóinne is a phenomenon of epic proportions. Names are drawn for each of the solstice mornings, each person drawn can bring a guest to attend on a specific morning. Diagram of the newgrange passage (after o'kelly). To celebrate winter solstice helen mark visits prehistoric monument newgrange in ireland.
