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Midsummer: Encyclopedia - Midsummer

Midsummer, or Litha as it was known by the ancient Germanic peoples and to this day by many Neopagans, refers the period of time centered upon the summer solstice and the religious celebrations that accompany it. Also called "Midsommar" in Swedish, Midsummer-related holidays, traditions and celebrations, many of which are non-Christian in origin (apart from the designation "St John's Day"), are particularly important in Finland and Sweden, but found also in other parts of Northern Europe, Britain and elsewhere. Including:

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Midsummer: Encyclopedia II - Midsummer - National traditions Midsummer - Denmark. In Denmark the solstitial celebration is called Sankt Hans aften ("St. John's Eve"). It was an official holiday until 1770 and in accordance with the Danish tradition of celebrating a holiday on the evening before the actual day, it takes place on the evening of June 23. It is the day where the medieval wise men and women (the doctors of that time) would gather special herbs that the ...

In many mythologies, this is the day the Sun God, the God of Light, is killed by his rival and dark twin, the God of Darkness - who was born at Midsummer, reached puberty at Lammas, and lives a mirror-image life of the Sun God. From this mid-Autumn day forward, darkness will be greater than light, just as night becomes longer than day. So it is a festival of sacrifice, including that of the Sun God in his aspect of Spirit of the Fields, John Barleycorn - for this is the final grain harvest. The Christian religion adopted it as 'Michaelmas', celebrated on the alternative date September 25, the old equinox date (Old Harvest Home). (The Welsh word 'Mabon', meaning 'son', is used by some Witches for the name of this holiday, although such usage is recent and not attested historically.)

Midsummer: June 21 - Summer Solstice - Litha

June 21 - Summer Solstice - Litha

Although the name 'Litha' is not well attested, it may come from Saxon tradition - the opposite of 'Yule'. On this longest day of the year, light and life are abundant. At mid-summer, the Sun God has reached the moment of his greatest strength. Seated on his greenwood throne, he is also lord of the forests, and his face is seen in church architecture peering from countless foliate masks. The Christian religion converted this day of Jack-in-the-Green to the Feast of St. John the Baptist, often portraying him in rustic attire, sometimes with horns and cloven feet (like the Greek god Pan)! Midsummer Night's Eve is also special for adherents of the Faerie faith. The alternative fixed calendar date of June 25 (Old Litha) is sometimes employed by Covens. (The name 'Beltaine' is sometimes incorrectly assigned to this holiday by some modern traditions of Wicca, even though 'Beltaine' is the Gaelic word for 'May'.)

Midsummer: Encyclopedia - Beltane

Beltane or Beltaine (from Irish Beáltaine or Scottish Gaelic Bealtuinn; both from Old Irish Beltene, "bright fire" from *belo-te(p)niâ) is an ancient Gaelic holiday celebrated around May 1. "Bealtaine" (pronounced IPA /ˈbʲɑlˠ.t̪ˠə.n̪ʲə/) is the name in modern Irish for the month of May. It is also the traditional first day of summer in Ireland. It is a Cross-quarter day being midpoint in the Sun's progress between the Vernal Equinox an ...

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Midsummer: Encyclopedia - A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy is a 1982 film written and directed by Woody Allen. The plot revolves around a weekend party bringing together six people. It's loosely based on Ingmar Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night. Notable for being the first of thirteen movies that Allen would make starring Mia Farrow. Farrow's role was originally written for another famous Allen lead actress Diane Keaton, but she couldn't take the part because she was busy promoting her film Reds preparing for to shoot another film

Midsummer: Encyclopedia - Chester Midsummer Watch Parade

Chester Midsummer Watch Parade - History. The Chester Midsummer Watch Parade began in 1498. At every Summer Solstice, Cestrians would march through the streets carrying torches and wearing costumes during years when the famous Chester Mystery Plays were not performed. A similar practise was performed every midwinter. Despite the cancellation of the plays in 1575, the parade continued for every year until 1675 (except for 1599, when the Mayor Henry Hardware ordered them banned and the costumes destroyed.

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Midsummer: Encyclopedia - Litha

Litha, also called Midsummer, marked the turning point between the months of Erelitha and Afterlitha in the ancient Germanic calendar, and is one of the eight Neopagan sabbats. The term is especially used in the recreated calendar of the revived Germanic religion of Asatru. Among the ancient Germanic cultures, this term appears to have been specifically Anglo-Saxon. See also: Germani ...

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Midsummer: Encyclopedia - Anann

In Irish mythology, Anann (Anu, Ana) was a mother goddess. She may be identical with Danu and/or Aine. She has particular associations with Munster: the twin hills known as the Paps of Anu (Dá Chích Anann) near Killarney, County Kerry are named after her. She was a goddess of fertility, cattle, and prosperity, and was known for comforting and teaching the dying. Fires were lit for her during Midsummer. With Badb and Macha, she is sometimes part of a triumvirate of war goddesses. She may have been the mother of Brian ...

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Midsummer: Encyclopedia - Bottom

Bottom can refer to: the Buttocks Bottom (sex) Bottom (BDSM) Bottom (band) Nick Bottom, a character from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Bottom (television), a British sitcom The bottom quark, a subatomic particle Bottom element, in lattice theory and related branches of mathematics Other related archivesBottom (BDSM), Bottom (sex), Bottom (television), Bottom element, Buttocks, Nick Botto

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Midsummer: Encyclopedia - 1595

1595 - Events. January 30 - William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time. William Shakespeare writes A Midsummer Night's Dream. May 24 - Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library. June 9 - Battle of Fontaine-Française. Henry IV of France defeats the Spanish, but is nearly killed due to his rashness. September 15 - Group of pupils of Edinburgh High School barricade ...

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Midsummer: Encyclopedia - Bonfire

A bonfire or balefire is a large controlled outdoor fire made from bales of straw or wood. The word is believed to be a corruption of "bone fire" deriving from a Celtic midsummer festival where animal bones were burnt to ward off evil spirits. In Great Britain, bonfires are particularly associated with Guy Fawkes Night (also known as fireworks night or bonfire night), an annual commemoration of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot on 5 November 1605. While in Northern Ireland, they are associated with celebr ...

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Midsummer: Encyclopedia - Áine

In Irish mythology, Áine (also Aillen) was a goddess of love, growth, cattle and the sun. She was the daughter of Egobail, and sister of Aillen and/or Fennen. In some versions of the myth, she is the wife of Gerold Iarla; in others, rather than being married, he raped her, and may have been subsequently killed by her; in yet other versions of her myth, she is the wife or daughter of Manannan mac Lir. The feast of Midsummer Night was held in her honor. In County Limerick, she was a fairy queen. She is sometimes mistakenly equat ...

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Midsummer: Encyclopedia - Quarter days

In British and Irish tradition, the quarter days were the four dates in each year on which servants were hired, and rents and rates were due. They fell on four religious festivals roughly three months apart. The English quarter days (also observed in Wales) are: Lady Day (March 25) Midsummer Day (June 24) Michaelmas (September 29) Christmas (December 25) Lady Day was also the first day of the year in the British Empire until 1752. The British tax year still starts on 'Old' Lady Day (6 April under the Gregorian calendar c ...

Midsummer: Encyclopedia - Thule

Thule or Tile is in classic sources a place, usually an island, in the far north, often Scandinavia. Ultima Thule in medieval geographers may also denote any distant place located beyond the "borders of the known world". Thule - Pytheas. It was first mentioned by the Greek geographer and explorer Pytheas of Massalía (present-day Marseille) in the 4th century BC. Pytheas claimed that Thule was six days north of the island of Great Britain, and that the midsummer sun never set there. Thule is s ...

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Midsummer: Encyclopedia - Ariel Shakespeare

Ariel is a fictional sprite who appears in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. He is bound to serve the magician Prospero, who rescued him from Sycorax, the witch who previously inhabited the island. Ariel, much like Puck in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", is given many of the play's most lyrical passages, which are sung by Ariel to befuddle and enchant the other characters. The name, which is a variation of the word "air" from which the spirit comes, is reused in later literature for other sprites, most notably ...

Midsummer: Encyclopedia - Wedding March Mendelssohn

Mendelssohn's Wedding March is one of the best known of the pieces that he wrote for A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1842. At weddings in many English-speaking countries, this piece is commonly used as a recessional, though frequently stripped of its episodes in this context. The first time it was used at a wedding was when Dorothy Carew wed Tom Daniel at St Peter’s Church, Tiverton, UK, on 2 June 1847. However it did not become popular at weddings until it was selected by Victoria, The Princess Royal fo ...

Midsummer: Encyclopedia - Archaeoastronomy and Stonehenge

The prehistoric monument of Stonehenge has long been studied for its possible connections with ancient astronomy. Archaeoastronomers have claimed that Stonehenge represents an "ancient observatory," although the extent of its use for that purpose is in dispute. The recent discovery of a neighbour to the Heel Stone has challenged the interpretation of it as a midsummer sunrise marker and the second stone may have instead been one side of a 'solar corridor' used to frame the sunrise. Sun worship is certainly not an uncommon phenomenon a ...

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Midsummer: Encyclopedia - Academy Award for Film Editing

The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. Academy Award for Film Editing - 1930s. 1934 Eskimo - Conrad A. Nervig Cleopatra - Anne Bauchens One Night of Love - Gene Milford 1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream - Ralph Dawson David Copperfield - Robert J. Kern The Informer - George Hively Les Misérables - Barbara McLean L ...