On the northern hemisphere’s shortest day of the year, the first rays of sunlight in the early morning align perfectly with the main axis of the city’s Temple of Amun-Re. As the sun bathes the ...

I didn't wear sunglasses or a hat to expose my eyes to the sun's first morning rays, but I did protect my skin with sunscreen. If you go outside later in the day, it's best to wear a hat and ...

A gift of incense and copal was lit as the first rays of the sun emerged at 3.800 metres of ... to scare the freezing cold of the early Andes morning. Hours before the solstice ceremony Aymaras ...