BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2185477:Event:7970 DTSTAMP:20260413T092824Z SUMMARY:Litha, or Midsummer DESCRIPTION:Litha, or Midsummer, is one of the four solar festivals ob served by many Practitioner and Practitioner traditions. Learn about a ncient solar celebrations, and ways you can enjoy Midsummer with ritua ls, feasts, and crafts. The Native American Sun Dance In many Native A merican tribes, the Sun Dance was a holy and ceremonial way to honor t he summer solstice and the Great Spirit.\n  Litha, the summer solstic e, is a time of magic and mystery! Find out why this midsummer sabbat is so important in so many different cultures. Vesta was a Roman godd ess sacred to women, and each year in June, she was honored with a cel ebration called the Vestalia. Learn why Vesta was important, and how h er festival was celebrated. While today's Practitioners might see mid summer as a day to work on their tans and have a big bonfire, for our ancestors, it was a day of great spiritual significance. Many ancient cultures honored the sun as a deity. Litha, or Midsummer, is a celebr ation of the summer solstice. Summer solstice celebrations have been held throughout history. While some cultures dedicated this time of ye ar to the Divine, others saw it as a chance to welcome the balance bet ween the light of the sun and the darkness which would eventually arri ve. Celebrate Litha, or Midsummer, with fire and water and find the ba lance in your own life. Litha is the time of the summer solstice, and is a celebration of the sun. Use solar symbols and other seasonal goo dies to decorate your altar for Midsummer! Hold a Midsummer Night's F ire Ritual Although this particular Midsummer ritual isn't ancient, it is inspired by the traditions and legends of the Celts of the British Isles. Take advantage of the long hours of daylight to celebrate Lith a, or Alban Heruin, and honor the solstice outdoors under the skies. . Celebrate Fathers With the summer solstice being a time to honor the fertility of the God, and coming on the heels of Father's Day honor th e fathers, stepfathers, brothers, grandpas, sons, and all the other me n in your life at Litha with this simple ceremony. Juno and Vesta - R oman Goddesses for the Summer Solstice The ancient Romans honored thei r goddesses Juno and Vesta. Juno was the goddess of marriage and handf astings, and had the month of June named in her honor. Vesta was the k eeper of the hearth, and of sacred virginity. Both can be celebrated i n June at the summer solstice. Aerra Litha - The Saxon Pagans and Mids ummer The Germanic tribes celebrated Midsummer as well, and thanks to an eighth-century author, we know a bit about what they did and why\n \nSummer Solstice…. “Litha” (Summer) June 21 2014 10:51 GMT\n\n For more information visit https://travelingwithintheworld.ning.com/ev ents/litha-or-midsummer DTSTART:20140620T040000Z DTEND:20140623T035900Z CATEGORIES:holiday, festival, time LOCATION:Where you choose to celebrate WEBSITE: URL: CONTACT: ORGANIZER:Practitioners World wide ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/ file/get/2260100001?profile=original ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Rev. All en M. Drago ~ Traveler":https://travelingwithintheworld.ning.com/profi le/Traveler END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR