longbow Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 A Celtic midsummer myth is being revived at a moorland park in Cornwall on Saturday night. Six giant sculptures will be brought to life with fire as part of an event to celebrate the summer solstice. The organisers of the Midsummer Music and Burning Festival said it is an opportunity for people to get in touch with their 'inner Celt'. Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgo Vestalis Maxima Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 It's winter solstice today in New Zealand, and the rest of the southern hemisphere for that matter. I've been wishing everyone a happy winter solstice, I love winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demson Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Six giant sculptures will be brought to life with fire as part of an event to celebrate the summer solstice. Will they put people in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurius Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 The neo-pagans in this area are having fun with the solstice falling on the first day of the new moon. Myself, or more precisely the urban pagan in me, I will be honoring the solstice by watching "Forbidden Planet" with a two-year-old who can't go to sleep with the sun out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacertus Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Six giant sculptures will be brought to life with fire as part of an event to celebrate the summer solstice. It seems strange to me, that this holiday celebrates day of the solstice now. Celts celebrated winter coming whereby (approximately on November, 1) and summer coming (approximately on May, 1). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 The solstices and equinoxes figure prominently in more modern, New Age interpretations of paganism. Neopaganism as it's called. As far as historical paganism, the solstices and equinoxes were probably important in the Mithraic cult. Anyway, I shall celebrate by sitting on my porch, reading a book and enjoying the outdoors while the sun lasts. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Aurelius Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 It's my favorite day of the year. It seems so much more relevant than our "man made" (fake) holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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