Summer Solstice: Heat Wave Marks First Day of Summer

Two days after the beginning of summer, June 23 was the Lunar Calendar's fifth been seen as the month of poison and evil spirits due to the summer solstice.From farmer Michael Schmidt: Year after year we celebrate solstice with a huge St. Johns fire, built from brush and trees and scrap wood collected over the las 12 months. It is part of a ongoing effort to reconnect to … ContinueSunset over the Sangre de Cristo Range on summer solstice. Yesterday was the summer solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere, the day when the sun seems to “stand still” in its apparent northerly

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