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.

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Ladies and gentlemen, we have a summer solstice to celebrate today! In Romania, the exact time that marks the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere and that of the winter in the southern hemisphere is 20:06.

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