Summer Solstice

June 21, 2013

#1 apparel:
wreaths of flowers for women and oak leaves for men

#2 Go to the top of a mountain and watch the sunset

Jumping over bonfire is the most common tradition. Numerous countries such as Greece, Portugal, and Spain jump over the flames looking for luck, fertility, etc.

*hula hoops dancing

food (anything with summer):
caraway cheese + beer: in Latvia the traditional food during Jani Festival (celebration of the summer solstice) is a special type of cheese with caraway seeds and the traditional drink is beer.

summer pasta,

summer salad,

*summer solstice markers

- solar markers (petroglyphs that interact with sunlight and shadow to mark solstices and equinoxes) are found throughout the Colorado Plateau, including the Petrified Forest, AZ