During the Soyal solstice ceremony, which is led by a tribal chief, the sun is welcomed back to its summer path with ritual dances. Gift-giving to children, prayers for the coming year ...

For many, the summer solstice still means longstanding rituals – perhaps a bonfire, a pagan-inspired celebration, or even a pilgrimage to Stonehenge. In fact, around 10,000 visitors are ...

humanity has celebrated the event with pagan rituals that involve feasts, bonfires, dances and singing to reconnect with nature and the magic of summer. For the Swedes, the summer solstice is a ...

and the sunset on the winter solstice, and to take part in the same kind of rituals and traditions that may have happened at the site for thousands of years. Around the summer solstice ...

From then onwards the days become increasingly long leading up to the Summer Solstice ... many of our predecessor’s Winter Solstice celebrations marked ritual celebrations of the death and ...

Here are some ideas for how to celebrate the solstice and welcome winter: The winter solstice has long symbolized a time of renewal and ritual for ... (as opposed to the summer solstice, when ...