Source: The New York Times
On December 23, 1998 the New York Times reported that 33 participants in a
Winter Solstice celebration were charged with trespassing. The Staten
Island beach is technically closed after dusk, and the ritual fire
was seen as problematic. "Ms. Henes, 53, said she had held at least
15 solstice ceremonies on South Beach and never run into a problem
before. 'In the past,' she said, 'sometimes the Fire Department has
come because someone has seen the fire, and we say, look, this is our
religion, and they have been very respectful and...
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