Summer Solstice
Before the calendar was changed in the 18th century, Midsummer fell on 4th of July.
When you celebrate Fourth of July, think of all those brilliant fireworks and blazing Catherine wheels as devotions in honor of the sun.
The date of the summer solstice varies slightly from year to year.
This year it fell on June 21st.
Summer solstice customs are also associated with a fixed date:
June 24 the Midsummer’s Day. June 23rd is Midsummer’s Eve.
"Midsummer” is considered the height of the summer.
🙏🏼 Midsummer’s Eve is also called St. JOHN'S Eve 🙏🏼
St. John was assigned this feast because he was born six months before Christ (John the Baptist)
midsummer symbols also accumulate around St John.
He’s the patron shepherds and beekeepers. The full moon which occurs in June is sometimes called the Mead Moon.
The hives are full of honey. In ancient times, the honey was fermented and made into mead. According to Pauline Campanelli in The Wheel of the Year, this is the derivation of honeymoon.
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