Solstice Blessings: Seeds, sun and shadow By Irene Glasse I Words of Faith Jun 26, 2021 0 ...

Summer solstice typically happens June 21 or June 22, when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky and it’s the longest day of the year. This year, solstice was on Friday, June 21, for most ...

I always thought it odd that the summer solstice was called “midsummer” but was also the first day of summer. I don’t think that anymore. This week is the summer solstice. Despite our attempts to ...

In ancient Druid culture, the beech tree symbolized knowledge and was considered the sacred wood of the summer solstice. One old wives’ tale said that if one wrote a wish on a beech twig and ...

Iranian people commemorate the solstice through the celebration of Yalda, a night where families gather to eat foods like pomegranates to symbolize blessings, fertility and the sun. The origins of ...

Pagans celebrate the winter solstice or Yule; Jews light the Menorah in observance of Hanukkah, and Christians set up manger scenes in their living rooms. Muslims don't celebrate the religious ...

The summer solstice occurs when the sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer, which is the circle marking the latitude 23.5 degrees north, and which runs through Mexico, the Bahamas, Egypt ...

Iranian people commemorate the solstice through the celebration of Yalda, a night where families gather to eat foods like pomegranates to symbolize blessings, fertility and the sun. The origins of ...