The Zenith. The Sun. Our place in the Solar System. 21st June 2017.

June 21st 2017.

The Summer Solstice.

In the Northern Hemisphere, June 21st 2017 is the #SummerSolstice. It is the point in our celestial year when the sun appears to reach its highest point in the sky. In the Southern Hemisphere, it represents the winter solstice when the path of the sun in the sky is at its lowest. For many thousands of years our ancestors would have celebrated this time of year and

May Day. Maia. Yet another celebration of Spring, nature & our place in the Solar System.

May Day. A solar reality. This year May Day, a holiday in the UK and a celebration for many around the world, has fallen on May 1st. Nowadays, celebrated on the first Moon-day (Monday) of the month of Maia (May), it is an ancient celebration of Spring, Summer, nature and our place in the Solar System. Nothing more. 'Maia' was a Roman goddess of fertility. An ancestral, pagan nod to the continued rising path of the Sun in the sky and the birth & rebirth that it brings about within nature. Nothing to do with fictional gods or made up social constructions like months, calendars, labour days or 'hijacked by religion' nonsense such as Easter, it is simply an acknowledgement of the human animal's place in nature.

Monday 20th June - Summer Solstice

Monday 20 June 2016.

The Summer Solstice. 

In the Northern Hemisphere, June 20th 2016 is the #SummerSolstice. It is the point in our celestial year when the sun appears to reach its highest point in the sky. In the Southern Hemisphere, it represents the winter solstice when the path of the sun in the sky is at its lowest. For many thousands of years our ancestors would have celebrated this time of year and

The Summer Solstice.

In the Northern Hemisphere, June 21st is the #SummerSolstice. It is the point in our celestial year when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. In the Southern Hemisphere, it represents the winter solstice when the path of the sun in the sky is at its lowest. For many thousands of years our ancestors would have celebrated this time of year and celebrations of fertility and harvest exist around the northern hemisphere. Although many festivals have been bastardised and assimilated in to recent religious calendars, there are many secular and ancient traditions associated with the Solstice. We should celebrate it with a public holiday and marvel at our place in the solar system. Linked to my articles on Xmas & Oestre/Easter, Halloween and American 'Thanksgiving' found here and here .