Summer solstice: How people marked Northern Hemisphere’s longest day of the year

A person celebrates the summer solstice at the Kokino megalithic observatory, near the city of Kumanovo, North Macedonia, on June 21. (Reuters Photo)

A child blows bubbles as people participate in the "Solstice in Times Square: Mind Over Madness Yoga" to celebrate the summer solstice in New York, US, on June 20. Since Earth rotates on its axis, the Northern Hemisphere gets more direct sunlight between March and September over the course of a day, which also means people living in the Northern Hemisphere experience summer during this time. (Reuters Photo)

A woman kisses one of the standing stones during Summer Solstice at Stonehenge, where some people jumped over the fence to enter the stone-circle to watch the sun rise at dawn of the longest day of the year in the UK, in Amesbury, England, Monday June 21, 2021. The prehistoric monument of ancient stones has been officially closed for the celebrations due to the coronavirus lockdown, but groups of people ignored the lockdown to mark the Solstice, watched by low key security. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)

Arch-Druid Arthur Pendragon speaks in front of Stonehenge, during the celebrations of the Summer Solstice. (Reuters Photo)

Revellers celebrate the Summer Solstice, despite official events being cancelled amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Avebury, Britain, June 21, 2021. This day is characterised by a greater amount of energy received from the sun. (Reuters Photo)

A person performs with fire during the celebration of the Summer Solstice, despite official events being cancelled amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Avebury, Britain, June 21, 2021. (Reuters Photo)

A woman observes the summer solstice, on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Britain, June 21, 2021. Although June 21 will be the longest day in 2021, it does not necessarily mean that it brings the earliest sunrise or latest sunset which depend on the latitudinal location of the country. (Reuters Photo)

A group of people observing the summer solstice in Britain on June 21. (Reuters Photo)

A person celebrates the summer solstice at the Kokino megalithic observatory, near the city of Kumanovo, North Macedonia June 21, 2021. According to NASA, the amount of incoming energy the Earth received from the sun on this day is 30 per cent higher at the North Pole than at the Equator. (Reuters Photo)