Solar New Year

The Solar New Year is the beginning of the solar calendar year.

This event is observed at different times of year and with varying practices in cultures across the globe.

The most common bases chosen to begin a new calendar year are the winter solstice, summer solstice, the spring equinox and the autumnal equinox.

South and South-east Asian solar calendars are more formally linked to astronomical events.

Some of the more widely known solar new year celebrations include:

The sun is directly behind the Heel Stone of Stonehenge, at sunrise on the summer solstice
The sun behind the Heel Stone of Stonehenge , at sunrise on the summer solstice