Greetings, Star-Children!
[I'm not gonna lie, I don't know how people constantly post on media. I'm good for a week or two, a month was the max, and then I'm just forgetting to or never have the energy. Clearly something I gotta work on! Anyway, with there only being 2 weeks until Litha, I wanted to take some time to post about some things you can do/eat for it in preparation!!]
Litha, The Summer Equinox!
Time Frame:
Most commonly celebrated anywhere between June 19th -- June 23rd!
Colors:
Green
Red
Orange
White
Yellow
Light Blue
Gold
Plants:
Cinnamon
Oak Tree
Sunflower
Marigold
Mugwart
St. John's Wort
Vervain
Lavender
Rose
Foods:
Oranges
Sun Tea
Honey Cakes
Mead/Wine
Honey
Berries
Lemon
Cheese
Crystals:
Orange or Green Calcite
Carnelian
Amber
Citrine
Quartz
Garnet
Sunstone
Activites:
Bonefire/Baelfire/Campfire
Light Candles
Decorate a tree
Gather mistletoe
Handcrafting
Jumping OVER fires
Sharing mead/wine
Animals:
Bees
Dragonflies
Cows
Butterflies
Horses
Summer Birds
Phoenix
Other Associations:
The Fae
Sun Spirals
Wreaths
Torches
Wells
Deity Associations:
Apollo
Aten
Hestia
Horus
Lugh
Setting Up Your Altar
Choose an altar cloth of bright, vivid, summer colors! (Listed above)
Add appropriate flowers (listed above)
Adorn with honey, beeswax, or honeycomb pieces
Yellow or white candles!
Add a bottle of mead/wine and open during the Cake&Ale portion of the celebration!
Incense Scents:
Frankincense
Myrrh
Lemon
Rose
Pine
Vanilla
Types of Spells/Magic:
Happiness magic
Nature magic
Prosperous magic
Cleansing magic
Hopefully this helps yall with what to do and the many different ways to celebrate Litha!!
If you do celebrate, let me know how you did and share with me if this list helped you at all!!
Blessed Be and Stay Wicked, Star-Children!
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Thank you!!
