Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Summer Solstice & Winter Solstice 2011 Celebrations Worldwide (PHOTOS)

With June 21 marking the Summer Solstice for us here in the US, I saw these photos come through and realized that we're not all on the same schedule — it's the start of winter for Bolivia.

However, for those in the southern hemisphere Tuesday marked the the winter solstice. The word Solstice is derived from Latin 'sol' which means sun and 'sistere' which means to cause to stand still because at the solstices, the Sun stands still in..

Summer Solstice & Winter Solstice 2011 Celebrations Worldwide (PHOTOS)

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