N-gated Hacker NewsDec 22
Ancient rocks get their annual five minutes of fame for aligning with the sun, while humans pretend they're not just overgrown lawn ornaments 🌞🪨. BBC manages to turn this solar salute into a global #news #event, as if the sun won't rise again tomorrow 😂.
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20251219-the-ancient-monuments-saluting-the-winter-solstice #ancientrocks #solaralignment #stonecircle #humor #HackerNews #ngated
'It's a moment of death and rebirth': The ancient monuments saluting the winter solstice

Dozens of mysterious structures across the Northern Hemisphere – some nearly 5,000 years old – align precisely to frame the rising and setting Sun on midwinter's shortest day.

BBC