solstice celebration
Seasonal turning festivity
A solstice celebration marks either the longest or shortest day of the year—the summer or winter solstice.
These gatherings range from ancient rituals like Stonehenge ceremonies to modern festivals, bonfires, and feasts.
The winter solstice celebration often blends with Christmas traditions in the Northern Hemisphere: We host a solstice celebration on the 21st every year.
- winterYear's coldest quarter
- summerYear's warmest season
- sunEarth's primary star
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
- wheel of the yearPagan seasonal festival calendar
bonfire · sacred fire · longest · shortest · daylight · Stonehenge · standing stones · pagan · festival · druids · midsummer · December · June · longest day · ritual · feast · ancient · sunrise
solstice celebrationspring equinox
Day and night match
fall equinox · vernal equinox · autumnal equinox · Beltane · Samhain
solstice celebrationcivic holiday
City-declared day off
national holiday · Independence Day · New Year's Day · anniversary · Easter
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