That immensity is poetically evoked in one of the great mythological stories of Ireland. No matter how we find our lives at this time, we cannot be immune from the abundance of light, heat, radiation and electromagnetic energy peaking in our natural world.
READ: How Bealtaine marks the start of summer in Ireland Many healing modalities are built on the phenomenon of our chakra system as being made of the constituents of light. We are consumers of light through our diet made possible by photosynthesis. It is a traditional time for weddings, fires, garlands of colourful blossoms, and dance rituals.įor a species that defines being spiritualised as enlightenment, the peak moment of light on our planet is extremely special. The eternal ancestral voice from spiritual traditions is remembered in ceremonies and rituals in nature that can remind us who, where and what we really are. Even though it does herald the light starting to lessen, we can imagine they revelled in the height of summer and the fresh earthy freedom seeking new pleasures before Harvest. Our ancestors saw this key turning point in the Celtic calendar as momentous – a time of blooming, blossoming and wild abandon. Manage Preferencesįrom RTÉ Archives, Alasdair Jackson reports for RTÉ News on druids celebrating the Summer Solstice at the Hill of Tara, Co Meath in 1997Īs a sunflower will twist and turn throughout the day to face the sun, when we humans look upwards, open to the solar energies of Summer Solstice, we are no longer separated from ourselves or the environment. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. We need your consent to load this rte-player content We use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. In terms of light, Summer Solstice day is 9 hours, 30 minutes longer than on Winter Solstice in December. However, it is the earth which is on an elliptical orbit around the sun which uniquely brings about this phenomenon.įor several days after June 20th, the hours and minutes of daylight will remain almost exactly the same and near June 25th, the light will imperceptibly begin to lessen as we move deeper into the second half of this season. Directly opposite Winter Solstice, this Saturday is the peak of the sun's highest climb into maximum light. In Gaelic, Solstice is "Grianstad", literally 'sun-stop' and this is one of the two great peak moments of the light and dark interplay in our universe.
This year, the exact time of the cross-quarter moment between Bealtaine (early Summer) and Lughnasadh (early Autumn) is Tuesday June 21st at 10.13am (Irish time). Opinion: the ancient Celtic festival acts as a timely reminder and celebration of who, where and what we really areįor northern hemisphere dwellers, Summer Solstice - the longest day and the shortest night of our year - is usually celebrated on June 21st.
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