Witchy Wednesday and Summer Solstice blessings to you all!
Well a truly magical day not only being Witchy Wednesday but also its the Summer Solstice the longest day of sunlight in the Northern atmosphere.
As I type people all over the world are making their way to the ancient stones of Stone Henge and other ancient sites across the country to welcome the sun as it dawns on the 21st of June. The longest day of the year.*
The ever turning wheel now stars turning slowly towards the Autumn, the length of day light starts to slowly shorten and the night gathers more time.
*The longest day of the year is often used an expression. It doesn't mean a twenty four hour day becomes longer in hours. You you don't need to panic and drink more coffee! ☕😂 Instead it refers to the daylight hours being considerably longer than the dark night skies. In ancient times this must have felt like a never ending day and in contrast Samhain, better known as Halloween, must have felt like the never ending night!
I found this great explanation in the Daily Telegraph today.
'In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice takes place between June 20 and 22 each year. This year it falls on Wednesday, June 21 at precisely 3.57pm in the UK. The UK will enjoy 16 hours and 38 minutes of daylight. The sun will rise at 4.43am and set at 9.22pm in London.'
From the Daily Telegraph.
Want to know more about the Summer Solstice and how to celebrate it please visit these links.
https://culinarywitch.com/summer-solstice-rituals
https://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-summer-summer-solstice
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/summer-solstice
https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/summer-solstice-2023/
Always check out links before showing children.
Because some folklore stories can be quite scary and disturbing with some adult content I would always advise visiting, reading and viewing links before showing or reading to younger children.
