Summer Solstice

Hello Everyone, I hope you enjoyed my last post. This post we will be looking at the Summer Solstice, folk lore, traditions and new concepts of this midsummer pagan festival. Solstice, or Litha means a stopping or standing still of the sun. It is the longest day of the year and the time when the sun is at its maximum elevation. Sumer Solstice lands on the 21st/22nd and sometimes 23rd of June, gracing us with the shortest day of the year. Many Neo Pagans celebrate this time of year with various rituals, camps and public ceremonies. The Earliest Midsummer festivals were that of the Celts who worshipped the sun god Belinos. They would light fires to add energy to Belinos and honour him. The Norse also celebrated midsummer when the goddess Sol is at the height of her power. Again the lighting of fire was the main focus of this time of year for the Norse. Also using the runes and honouring the god Tyr and goddess Sol. In the 1900's, Druids have been welcoming th...