Summer
Solstice (Litha), June 20 - 23
Summer
Solstice (Litha), June 20 - 23
As the light of the sun increases, we approach the time
of the Summer Solstice or Midsummer's Eve, the longest day of the year.
This is the time when the sun reaches its zenith, and then turns southward
and the days begin to shorten. In Europe, Midsummer's Eve was the strongest
of the fire festivals. It was a time to prepare for the waning of the sun's
power. Fires were kept burning all night with singing, dancing, and drinking
of mead and ale. In the Persephone/Demeter myth, Persophone enters the
labyrinth leading to the underworld at Summer Solstice, which eventually
leads to the grief of Demeter causing all vegitation to die in the Fall.
But for now, Summer Solstice is just the beginning of darkness so let's
"make hay while the sun shines".
June,
1993 - FoxfireJune
23, 1996 - TerraJune,
1999 - Spelcastor of The MoonPath Chapter of Continental CUUPSJune,
1998 - NimuneThe Magic of
Plants - Kat McIntosh 
