Hendricks Gin Midsummer Solstice Limited Edition Gin, 70 cl

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Swedes celebrate Midsummer’s Eve on the Friday between 19th and 25th June. Midsummer’s Day is the following Saturday. In some parts of Scandinavia, Maypoles are erected and people dance around them at Midsummer instead of May Day. Neopagans, Wiccans and New Agers around the world hold summer solstice celebrations. Each year, thousands gather at Stonehenge to commemorate the longest day of the year. Sources The word equinox comes from the Latin aequinoctium meaning 'equal night'. Why don't the solstices and equinoxes happen on the same days every year? Day and night will be at almost equal length on this date, as the sun crosses the celestial equator and moves southward into the northern hemisphere. What happens during the summer solstice? In Great Britain from the 13th century, Midsummer was celebrated on Midsummer Eve (St. John's Eve, June 23) and St. Peter's Eve (June 28) with the lighting of bonfires, feasting, and merrymaking.US Naval Observatory: Sunrise and Sunset Times Near the Solstices". Archived from the original on 18 June 2017 . Retrieved 21 June 2017. On the summer solstice, Earth's maximum axial tilt toward the Sun is 23.44°. [7] Likewise, the Sun's declination from the celestial equator is 23.44°. Forsythe, Gary (2012). Time in Roman Religion: One Thousand Years of Religious History. Routledge. pp.123, 182. Varro places the equinoxes and solstices at the midpoints of the seasons ... His dating for the beginnings of the four seasons are as follows: February 7 for spring, May 9 for summer, August 11 for autumn, and November 10 for winter. Astronomical Applications Department of USNO. "Earth's Seasons - Equinoxes, Solstices, Perihelion, and Aphelion" . Retrieved 2022-08-01. a b "The Long Story (USNO explanation)". Archived from the original on 18 June 2017 . Retrieved 21 June 2017.

Saint John's Fires, explained the monk of Winchcombe, were to drive away dragons, which were abroad on St John's Eve, poisoning springs and wells. A Christian interpretation of midsummer fires is that they are "an emblem of St. John the Baptist, who was 'a burning and shining light,' and the preparer of the way of Christ." [30] The fires were also believed to repel witches and evil spirits. [31]

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Within Christian theology, John the Baptist "was understood to be preparing the way for Jesus", with John 3:30 stating "He must increase, but I must decrease"; this is symbolized in the fact that the sun's height in the sky and length of the day "begins to diminish" after the summer solstice and begins to increase after the winter solstice. [25] [26] By the 6th century AD, several churches were dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and a vigil, Saint John's Eve, was added to the feast day. Christian priests held three Masses in churches for the celebration. [27]

In Wales it is called Gŵyl Ifan, or Gŵyl Ifan Ganol Haf (St John's of Midsummer) to distinguish it from Gŵyl Ifan Ganol Gaeaf (St John's of Midwinter, the feast of John the Evangelist). Great agricultural fairs used to be held at this time, along with merriment and dancing. A bonfire was also kept this night. With the advent of non-conformist beliefs on the Welsh socio-political culture, this (among so many other similar festivals) suffered greatly, and its observance finally died out in south-east Wales by the end of the 19th century. However, since 1977, a folk-dance revival started in Cardiff, and is held now annually on this feast day [74] United States [ edit ] Solstice fire in MontanaThe Maypole is a tall pole that is typically painted, wrapped with ribbons, and decorated with flowers. It is raised in an open area – usually a field or garden of some kind – and Swedes dance around it to celebrate the holiday.