This evening is midsummers eve, it used to occur on july 5th till the advent of the julian calendar, now it is celebrated after the summer solstice has passed. It is a time of witches and fairies and dancing, especially in the west country.
Fires used to be lit to strengthen the sun in times past as people thought that with the shortening of the days the sun was actually getting cooler and they lit fires to strengthen it.
There is a superstition that if a girl strews the path with rose leaves then next year her love will come after her on next midsummers day.
Rose leaves, rose leaves,
Rose leaves i strew
He that will love me
come after me now.
Happy midsummers eve and midsummers day to everyone. picture is byedward robert hughes, and is entitled Midsummers eve 1908........Photo next to it midsummers eve 930 evening sky taken by me.
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