Dec. 21 marks the longest night of the year for the residents on Earth in the northern hemisphere and the longest day of the year for those south of the equator. Take a look at how people in Ireland, Bolivia, and China are marking this day. 

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People gathered outside a 5,000-year-old tomb in Newgrange, Ireland, while residents in La Paz, Bolivia, participated in rituals to thank Mother Earth, and people in Beijing met to eat dumplings a popular food during the winter solstice.

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