Summer Solstice Recipes

Baked Trout The fish is a symbol of life and the Celts believed that eating fish would attract new life to a woman’s womb. 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 1/2 cup butter 4 trout, cleaned Sea salt and pepper to taste 1/2 bottle dry white wine Juice of 1 Lemon Mix the chopped parsley in … Continue reading Summer Solstice Recipes

10 Ways to Celebrate Litha

Litha-Summer Solstice~Mid Summer

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

Stone Circles

Symbol of Litha — Stone Circles Stone circles are one the symbols of Litha, the Summer Solstice. The most famous stone circle in the world, Stonehenge located in Wiltshire, England is just one of thousands of stone circles in existence throughout the British Isles and Northern Europe. While no specific date can be linked to … Continue reading Stone Circles

Litha 2015

Litha/Summer Solstice 2015 will occur on June 21st at 12:38 am EDT. Ravenhawks' Magazine will devote much of this weeks posting to article about Litha. We will cover foods/recipes that can be incorporated into your Litha celebrations, decorations and crafts as well as correspondences for the Sabbat. Litha is usually celebrated on June 21st, but … Continue reading Litha 2015