While most people in China celebrate the Winter Solstice with dumplings, the Brits have a different way of experiencing the shortest day of the year.

A group of druids, pagans and revelers gathered in the center of Stonehenge, a UNESCO listed ancient Neolithic monument in Wiltshire, South West England, on Wednesday to witness the sunrise closest to the Winter Solstice.

Each year, thousands of British join the event at the famous stone circle. They drink and perform ancient Druid rituals, and bathe in the rays shed from what they say is the “re-birth” of the sun for the new year.

After the Winter Solstice, the days get longer and the nights shorter, which some believe indicates the beginning of hope and change.