Summer Solstice - The Celebration of Fire

Whatever it is you want to call it, Midsummer, Litha, Midsummerblót, Saint John's Day and so on, the Summer Solstice is the celebration of the sun and the fire element. Never forget your ancestors and how important fire was to them. There were times when fire was the only ally our ancestors had, which helped them to get warm and to survive. Great celebration to all of you and may the sun bring you happiness and spiritual strength.

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Midsummerblót - 21st to 26th of June

The Midsummerblót is a Northen European Pagan Tradition, that was held at the same time of the pagan festival of Litha. This festivity was not just to celebrate the coming of the sun and brighter days, it was not just the time to start reaping the crops, it was the time to honor the fire and the nordic sun goddess called Sunna or Sól, although some say that Sól is the mother of Sunna.

For the Northen people, the coming of the sun and warmer days was also the coming of happiness and hope, for in Northen Europe, the winter is longer and colder, and surviving it was a trial of courage and strength, was the prove of hard work through the year, storing food for this great winter battle of Men vs Nature, under the snow, traped at home, with fire the only ally to keep them warm and alive.

At the Midsummerblót, is also important to honour the landvaettir, the spirits of the land, they could be spirits that take care of the crops, take care of the soil, and help mortals in the crop fields, helping establish order and harmony in the land, making the fruits grow, or they could be the ancestors of someone whose land belonged to, and was still there to ensure the survival of the family and their descendants, giving them the opportunity to have a rich and fertile soil.

The fire has always fascinated men, and this element has always been in the celebrations through the year, whether a fire, a candle or just symbolically.

A curious thing is, that the Northern Goddess of the sun was called Sunna or Sól. and the English name for the sun comes from Sunna, and the Nordic names for the Sun, such in Norway and Sweden, are Sol, even in Portugal and Spain, the name for the Astro King is also Sol.. and then again it may not be so curious at all, for the Sun and the fire has always been the most worshiped element in the world, so it is obvious, that the same names were much known for the Europeans.

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Litha - The feast of the Sun - 21st of June

Litha is a pagan festival that was practiced all over Europe at this time, today it is still practiced but with chirstian saints' names. This is the festival for the Summer Solstice, these are the longer days of the year, but not the hottest though, the nights are too short and brighter then normal, if you can go into a place withouth the lights of the city, a completely wild place, you will notice in the sky more starts then usual, you can even see clearly the milkyway.

People used to make huge bonefires, dancing around them, and jumping over them, as a test of courage and adulthood. This was also the time to shear sheep, the wool is great to mae every kind of cloth for the winter, and at this time the sheep "thank" for doing that, because it is too hot for a wool "coat" all over them, it is also the time to start the reaping of the crops, which will help people to survive by storing food for the next arsh season of Autumn and Winter.
This festival was a very popular one all over Europe as i have said, the coming of the sun and brighter days, always gave people happiness and streanght, and in anciest times, surviving the winter was very hard, so the summer was really the glorious season of all, where the strongest could enjoy it one more time, after all the "trials" of winter.

The element of fire can be deadly dangerous, but also a useful ally, and at this time, it is the fire's season, it is time to honour it.