Summer Solstice: 21 June 2010

Summer Solstice begins on 21 June 2010 at 11:28 GMT

I give this video as a present to the Druid Societies on their most sacred day of year: The Summer Solstice

The Summer Solstice occurs exactly when the Earth's axial tilt is closest to the sun at its maximum of 23° 26'. Though the Summer Solstice is an instant in time, the term is also colloquially used like Midsummer to refer to the day on which it occurs. Except in the polar regions (where daylight is continuous for half of the year), the day on which the Summer Solstice occurs is the day of the year with the longest period of daylight. Thus the seasonal significance of the Summer Solstice is in the reversal of the gradual shortening of nights and lengthening of days. The summer solstice occurs in June in the Northern Hemisphere, in December in the Southern Hemisphere.

At the Tropic of Cancer (23°26'N) and all points to the north, and at the Tropic of Capricorn (23°26'S) and all points to the south, the sun reaches its highest position in the sky on the day of the Summer Solstice. However, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, the highest sun position does not occur at the Summer Solstice, since the sun reaches the zenith here and it does so at different times of the year depending on the latitude of the observer. Depending on the shift of the calendar, the Summer Solstice occurs some time between December 21 and December 22 each year in the Southern Hemisphere, and between June 20 and June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere.

Worldwide, interpretation of the event has varied from culture to culture, but most cultures have held a recognition of sign of the fertility, involving holidays, festivals, gatherings, rituals or other celebrations around that time.

The word solstice derives from Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still).

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[yezidi11]

Is summer solstice celebrated in kurdistan? do muslims celebrate this tradition ?....

[KurdstanPlanetarium]

@yezidi11 I am afraid not, Kurdistan celebrating Spring Equinox only, Newroz Celebrations

I doubt Muslim communites celebrating Summer Solstice either, as it is celebration by Ancient Druids and other relegious communties...

[ruiseartalcorn]

Beautiful music, beautifully played!!! :):):)

Le beannachdan (With blessings),

Ruiseart.

[KurdstanPlanetarium]

@ruiseartalcorn Oh thank you for the nice comment...my Druid friend

glad you enjoyed it. pls check out my new video about Winter Solstice 21 Dec 2010, as today we celebrate Winter Solstice...its the featured video in my page..

my Blessing to you and all the Druids on their most sacred time and ceremony.

Shwan

[Goetterhand]

Grüße aus der Oberlausitz!

[KurdstanPlanetarium]

@Goetterhand you welcome friend...

[385Mercedes]

Thank you again! Beautiful video, as always.

[Nodarsan]

I come from GOOGLE

[sonofherne]

@95Gabe Here here. If the tax payer realised how much money every year it cost to host several days of revelling and drunkeness they would rethink. Not to mention how many of our vital emergency services like police, fire and ambulance have to be on there call just in case. Solstice access was hard fought & has a long and hard history of violence. Not anti access at all, but limited access or paid access, even through small donation, should be imposed.

[sensei6100]

@MiniMindi my birth day is the day after):<

[jamma016er]

@MiniMindi mines the 20th dont know if you went but its probably the best birthday party on earth.