The summer solstice in 2022 is the longest day of the year. The length of daylight hours has an impact on people's lives, although they do not always notice it. Nevertheless, the health, immunity, mood and mental state of a person depend on the length of time when the sun is above the horizon.
On this day, the Sun reaches its highest position. Further, at the end of June and July, it will begin to descend below the horizon, making the daylight shorter.
Summer solstice date 2022
On the day of the summer solstice, the sun at noon rises to its maximum height relative to the horizon, and daylight hours lasts as long as possible. For example, in Moscow on June 21 it will be bright for 17 hours and 33 minutes, in Odessa - 15 hours 49 minutes, and in Vorkuta the sun will rise above the horizon for a month and a half: from May 30 to July 14.
Dates 2022
Due to the fact that not all years have the same number of days, the equinox and solstice dates are slightly shifted.
- The spring equinox in 2022 will be March 20.
- The summer solstice falls on June 21st.
- The autumnal equinox will take place on September 23rd.
- The day of the winter solstice, when the sun shines for the shortest possible period of time, falls in 2022 on December 21.
What happens on this day?
First of all, let's figure out what the summer solstice is. On this day, we can observe the shortest night and the longest daylight hours of the year. A magical time, isn't it? Our ancestors did not doubt this.
Holiday dates:
- June 20 or 21 in the Northern Hemisphere (these are all countries above the equator);
- December 21 or 22 - in the Southern Hemisphere (Australia, most of Latin America, etc.).
The exact date depends on the year, it's all about the shift in the calendar due to leap years.
In astrology, on June 21, the Sun passes from the zodiac sign Gemini to the sign of Cancer, and the astrological summer begins (the period of Cancer, Leo and Virgo).
Celebration traditions and customs
In honor of the celebration of the summer solstice, our ancestors observed different traditions and customs:
- opened the swimming season in open sources. It was believed that from that day on, the evil spirits inhabiting the water lost their strength, so bathing became safe;
- on the shortest night, they went in search of flowering ferns. People were convinced that the one who managed to find such a plant would acquire amazing powers: he would be able to understand the language of animals, predict the future and attract good luck to himself.
- jumping over fires, according to the pagans, helped to cleanse from everything bad;
- the girls wove wreaths and launched them into the water. It was a good omen when the wreath floated far from the shore: in this case, the girl could hope to meet her betrothed in the coming year.
Rite of replenishment with the energy of the Sun
On this day, the energy from the Sun is especially powerful, because today is the peak of its influence. Therefore, it is imperative to take advantage of the great opportunity that happens only once a year.
Here's what you need to do:
- Go to nature early in the morning: to the forest, to the park or to the country house. It is advisable to be there already at dawn.
- When the disk of the Sun is completely above the horizon, you can begin. Stand on the ground with bare feet, facing the Sun.
- Relax and close your eyes.
- Feel how a warm stream of energy rises up from the ground through your feet, it completely fills you.
- If you have not worked with energies before, then it is quite possible that you will not feel anything. In such a situation, just imagine how a wave of heat goes through you to the top of your head.
- Stand this way for about 30 minutes, until you feel a "hum" in your body or a slight dizziness and swaying. This is normal.Such manifestations are a sign of filling your aura with energy.
- Raise your arms up, spread them out to the sides with your palms up. Ask the Sun to give you strength. Look towards the sun, but not directly at it (this is dangerous). Accept solar energy with gratitude.
As a result of performing the ceremony, you will become a stronger and more charismatic person, gain self-confidence. The sun also removes negativity from your aura.
Interesting Facts
On the day of the summer solstice, the brightest day of the year, many sad events took place. For example, in 1633, the famous Italian physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei rejected the Copernican doctrine: he recognized as false the fact that the Sun does not revolve around the Earth, but the Earth revolves around the Sun (in fairness, we note that he was forced to renounce the theory) … And in 1941, immediately after the summer solstice, the Great Patriotic War began.
The summer solstice also occurs on other planets in the solar system. For example, on Mars, it occurs several hours after the earthly, and on Uranus, it drags on for as much as 42 earth years.
During the celebration of the summer solstice, it is customary to burn fires. Therefore, it is not surprising that it was on this day that the largest fire in the world was lit, which reached a height of 40.5 meters. The record was recorded in Alesund, Norway in 2010.
The summer solstice is especially loved in Yakutia. There it is the most important holiday of the year, only now it is called Ysyakh.
Great celebrations of the summer solstice are also taking place at Stonehenge. To celebrate this holiday, huge crowds of people gather every year to the place where the Celtic Druids are believed to have performed their rituals. By the way, only on the day of the summer solstice, everyone is allowed to touch the stones of Stonehenge (on all other days, touching the ancient stones is prohibited).
In ancient China, on the day of the summer solstice, the yang gave all the power to yin: it was believed that yang ruled the world until June 21, and after - yin (the latter's reign lasted until the winter solstice).
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