Celebrate the Wiccan Summer Solstice! This year, the summer solstice falls on Sunday, June 21st. This is the longest day of the year, when the sun is in the sky the longest. The word solstice comes from the Latin words sol (meaning sun) and sistere (to stand still). It has long been celebrated in the Northern Hemisphere, with particular traditions in Druidism, paganism, and of course...Wicca. Wicca is a modern term to describe paganism or witchcraft.
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June 21 -- Summer Solstice -- Litha. Also known as: Alban Heruin (Druidic) Although the name Litha is not well attested, it may come from Saxon tradition -- the opposite of Yule. On this longest day of the year, light and life are abundant. At mid-summer, the Sun God has reached the moment of his greatest strength.
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These are commemorated by many Christian denominations. In Sweden the Midsummer is such an important festivity that there have been serious discussions to make the Midsummer's Eve into the National Day of Sweden, instead of June 6. It may also be referred to as St. Hans Day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer
Solstice celebrations still centered on the day of the astronomical summer solstice. Some choose to hold the rite on June 21, even when this is not the longest day of the year, and some celebrate June 24, the day of the solstice in Roman times.
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Wiccans may celebrate the summer solstice, also known and Midsummer or Litha, with special spells and rituals that worship the sun, but there are ways you can celebrate in the Wiccan tradition without casting any particular spell.
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At the Summer Solstice Pagans honour the incredible strength of the sun and the divine powers that create life. Summer Solstice. Solstice, or Litha means a stopping or standing still of the sun. It is the longest day of the year and the time when the sun is at its maximum elevation. This date has had spiritual significance for thousands of years as humans have been amazed by the great power of the sun.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/holydays/summersolstice.shtml
The Fire Festival of Litha. Midsummer or the Summer Solstice is the most powerful day of the year for the Sun God. Because this Sabbat glorifies the Sun God and the Sun, fire plays a very prominent role in this festival. The element of Fire is the most easily seen and immediately felt element of transformation.
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Summer Solstice - 21st/22nd June. Midsummer or the Summer Solstice is the most powerful day of the year for the Sun God, this Sabbat glorifies the Sun God and the Sun, and fire plays a very prominent role in this festival.
http://www.thewhitegoddess.co.uk/the_wheel_of_the_year/litha_-_summer_solstice.asp
For other uses, see Midsummer (disambiguation). Midsummer, also known as St John's Day, is the period of time centred upon the summer solstice, and more specifically the Northern European celebrations that accompany the actual solstice or take place on a day between June 19 and June 25 and the preceding evening. The exact dates vary between different cultures.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer
Last updated 2011-06-21. At the Summer Solstice Pagans honour the incredible strength of the sun and the divine powers that create life. Find the date for Summer Solstice 2014 in the multifaith calendar. Solstice, or Litha means a stopping or standing still of the sun. It is the longest day of the year and the time when the sun is at its maximum elevation.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/holydays/summersolstice.shtml
pagan summer solstice meaning
A stopping or standing still of the sun is call pagan summer solstice. Pagan summer solstice means a stopping or standing still of the sun.