Midsummer - Peak of Power
The summer solstice was celebrated with bonfires, feasting, and honoring the sun's peak power.
Midsummer celebrated the sun at its peak, the longest day. Great bonfires were lit, and people stayed up through the brief night. This was a time of powerful magic, when the veil between worlds thinned and supernatural beings were abroad.
At midsummer the sun stands still in its power; honor it with fire and feast.
Midsummer was a time of peak solar power and supernatural activity.
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- What the Norse year looked like, season by season
Bonfires at the longest day, in a place where the night barely arrives at all. The peak is marked partly because everyone knows what follows it.