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The Wheel of the Year in the Northern Hemisphere.Some Pagans in the Southern Hemisphere advance these dates six months to coincide with their own seasons.. The Wheel of the Year is an annual cycle of seasonal festivals, observed by a range of modern pagans, marking the year's chief solar events (solstices and equinoxes) and the midpoints between them.
Devoted to Woden, for victory in the forthcoming "Summer" months. March: Lencten-tid (Spring Feast) Devoted to the goddesses Hréðe, and Hludana. April: Eáster-freólsdæg (Eostre's Feast) Devoted to Eostre. Summer solstice: Midsumordæg : Devoted principally to Thunor, but also to Helith, with whom they associate good luck and healing. [26]
Celebration of the god of animals, forests and commerce: January 2, 6 / February 17 Komoeditsa Комоедица Often conflated with Maslenitsa: Spring equinox: March 24 Krasnaya Gorka Красная Горка (lit. "Red Hill") Celebration of ancestors: April 30–May 1 Kupala Night Купала: Summer solstice: June 23–24 Day of Perun
The Midsummer maypole tradition dates from the Middle Ages, while the summer solstice celebration can be traced to Norse pagan times, when the culture revolved around the mystical natural world ...
Here are summer solstice rituals to try on June 21, from yoga to celebrations to setting intentions, and why this is such a historical moment.
The summer solstice welcomes the first official day of summer. Find out about the science of the solstice and well as its pagan roots and celebrations of fertility.
Midsummer is a celebration of the season of summer, taking place on or near the date of the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere; the longest day of the year. The name "midsummer" mainly refers to summer solstice festivals of European origin.
Jāņi is an annual Latvian festival celebrating the summer solstice. Although, astronomically the solstice falls on the 21st or 22nd of June, the public holidays—Līgo Day and Jāņi Day—are on the 23rd and 24th of June. The day before Jāņi is known as Līgosvētki, Līgovakars or simply known as Līgo. [1]