Litha in Southern Hemisphere – Yule in Northern Hemisphere
Many Blessings to all in the Southern Hemisphere for Litha and the Summer Solstice. To all those of us in the fire prone areas I wish a safe summer. Blessed Be!
This is the longest day of the year, and a time of joy and strength for the light. It is a time when the powers of nature are at their fullest. In the past this was often marked with bonfires and celebrants staying awake through the short night. To leap over the bonfire was to assure a good crop; some said the grain would grow as tall as the leapers could jump. Due to fire restrictions in Australia throughout summer, celebrations for this Sabbat tend to be quite different from those throughout the rest of the year. No candles can be lit, no cauldrons burned, and no open flames are allowed outside throughout much of the country. Litha falls…
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