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Revelers celebrate the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere.
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Revelers take part in the 26th Annual Kensington Market Winter Solstice Parade as they burn a giant hand structure in Toronto, Canada December 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
Reveler Jacqueline Fernandez looks on in the rain during the 26th Annual Kensington Market Winter Solstice Parade in Toronto, Canada, December 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
Revelers celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain in southern England December 22, 2015. Stonehenge is a celebrated venue of festivities during the winter solstice - the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere - and it attracts thousands of revelers, spiritualists and tourists. Druids, a pagan religious order dating back to Celtic Britain, believe Stonehenge was a center of spiritualism more than 2,000 years ago. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty
A druid holds his sword as he celebrates the winter solstice at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain in southern England December 22, 2015. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty
A performer blows fire from her mouth at the 26th Annual Kensington Market Winter Solstice Parade in Toronto, December 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
People participate in the ancient Yule Log dragging tradition during winter solstice celebrations in Riga, Latvia, December 21, 2015. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
People wear costumes as they participate in the ancient Yule Log dragging tradition during winter solstice celebrations in Riga, Latvia, December 21, 2015. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
A performer blows fire from her mouth at the 26th Annual Kensington Market Winter Solstice Parade in Toronto, December 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
Revelers celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain in southern England December 22, 2015. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty
Revelers take part in the 26th Annual Kensington Market Winter Solstice Parade in Toronto, December 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
Revelers meditate as they celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain in southern England December 22, 2015. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty
A performer throws a baton with fire on it in the air at the 26th Annual Kensington Market Winter Solstice Parade in Toronto, December 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
A woman wears costume as she participates in the ancient Yule Log dragging tradition during winter solstice celebrations in Riga, Latvia, December 21, 2015. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
People wear costumes as they participate in the ancient Yule Log dragging tradition during winter solstice celebrations in Riga, Latvia, December 21, 2015. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
A performer blows fire from her mouth at the 26th Annual Kensington Market Winter Solstice Parade in Toronto, December 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch