Date: Summer Solstice
Other names: Midsummer, Gathering Day
Colors associated: Green
Symbols: Fire, Solar disk, blades, anything oak (acorns,
leaves)
Alignment: Solar/Male
Threshold: Eve/Dusk
Sacred Foods: Wine, fresh vegetables, light breads
Deities associated: Gods at their peak of power, pregnant
Goddesses, Arianrhod, Ogmios
Incense: St. Johnswort, red rose
Midsummer is the peak of summer, the peak of the Gods power. The Goddess is seen as being very pregnant, and all hold the promise of a good harvest.
And, as they fought at Midwinter, the Holly and Oak King battle once again, but this time the Holly king reigns supreme. This is now the turning point where the days start to wane, as the nights grow longer, and Lord starts to grow old.
