Creating your own Midsummer Customs

Creating your own Midsummer Customs to enjoy alone or with friends Here are a few ideas for creating your own Midsummer customs. It is the longest day of the year. There are 12 hours of daylight. Go camping. Go out into the woods or up into the mountains or down to the beach. Find … Continue reading Creating your own Midsummer Customs

Summer Solstice Celebration Oil

Litha/Midsummer Customs and Practice

Just as the Pagan Midwinter celebration of Yule was adopted by Christians as “Christmas” (December 25), so too the Pagan Midsummer celebration was adopted by them as the Feast of John the Baptist (June 24). Occurring 180 degrees apart on the wheel of the year, the Midwinter celebration commemorates the birth of Jesus, while … Continue reading Litha/Midsummer Customs and Practice

Litha~Summer Solstice~Mid Summer History

Litha is also known as Summer Solstice, Alban Hefin, Sun Blessing, Gathering Day, Feill-Sheathain, Whit Sunday, Whitsuntide, Vestalia, Thing-tide, and St. John's Day. Litha is usually celebrated on June 21st but varies somewhat from the 20th to the 23rd, dependant upon the Earth's rotation around the Sun. According to the old folklore calendar, Summer begins … Continue reading Litha~Summer Solstice~Mid Summer History