*Ø* Happy solstice!
What are the solstices?
The solstices are the longest and shortest days of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, Summer Solstice (June 21 or 22) occurs when the sun is farthest north. In the Northern Hemisphere, Winter Solstice (round about December 22) occurs when the sun is farthest south. In the Southern Hemisphere, winter and summer solstices are reversed, so my family, friends and I are enjoying Winter Solstice, or Yule, as it is known in the Celtic tradition. Meanwhile our northern friends are enjoying Litha.
Bright blessings to all and greetings from chilly Sandy Beach, Australia, where today's daylight was far too fleeting.
Click for today's fine photo of the annual Summer Solstice Stonehenge rites. By the way, in Australia, our equivalent is celebrated on the summit of Mt Warning, not so far from where I live, where the first dawn rays of the day touch the Australian continent. (Mt Warning, the plug of an ancient volcano, is in a World Heritage-listed national park.)
This is just a snippet of today's stories. Read all about today in folklore, historical oddities, inspiration and alternatives, with more links, at the Wilson's Almanac Book of Days, every day. Click today's date when you're there.
What are the solstices?
The solstices are the longest and shortest days of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, Summer Solstice (June 21 or 22) occurs when the sun is farthest north. In the Northern Hemisphere, Winter Solstice (round about December 22) occurs when the sun is farthest south. In the Southern Hemisphere, winter and summer solstices are reversed, so my family, friends and I are enjoying Winter Solstice, or Yule, as it is known in the Celtic tradition. Meanwhile our northern friends are enjoying Litha.
Bright blessings to all and greetings from chilly Sandy Beach, Australia, where today's daylight was far too fleeting.
Click for today's fine photo of the annual Summer Solstice Stonehenge rites. By the way, in Australia, our equivalent is celebrated on the summit of Mt Warning, not so far from where I live, where the first dawn rays of the day touch the Australian continent. (Mt Warning, the plug of an ancient volcano, is in a World Heritage-listed national park.)
This is just a snippet of today's stories. Read all about today in folklore, historical oddities, inspiration and alternatives, with more links, at the Wilson's Almanac Book of Days, every day. Click today's date when you're there.
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