2009 Annual Litha Sabbat - Summer Solstice - Miami June 20, 2009

The Religious Order of the Circle Of Isis Rising welcomes all Wiccans, Pagans, and kindred spirits to our annual Litha Sabbat celebration in honor of the Summer Solstice.

Arrive at 7:30p.m. to participate in our Community Meet and Greet, bring your musical instruments. The ritual will begin promptly at 8:30p.m. with seasonal worship including cakes and ale. The Sanctuary doors will close when the ritual begins and re-open after the ceremony ends. Join us after the circle for our potluck dinner.

The Sabbat raffle is TBA and for a donation of $13.00 or more you can receive a free Coven t-shirt or tank top.

There is no filming or photography during our ritual. If you are under the age of 18 you must be accompanied by an adult. If you are interested in vending at our event please contact us.

What to Bring: A potluck dish to share for a Barbecue.

Directions: This event will take place in the Sanctuary of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Miami which is located off of Sunset Drive and east of the Palmetto expressway in South Miami

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Phone: (305) 265-2228 http://www.uumia.org/

Thanks and Blessed be!

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Blessed Litha! The Litha Sabbat is a time to celebrate both work and leisure, it is a time for children and childlike play.

History of Litha (MidSummer) - Also known as Summer Solstice, Litha, Alban Hefin, Sun Blessing, Gathering Day, Feill-Sheathain, Whit Sunday, Whitsuntide, Vestalia, Thing-tide, St. John's Day

In addition to the four great festivals of the Pagan Celtic year, there are four lesser holidays as well: the two solstices, and the two equinoxes. In folklore, these are referred to as the four 'quarter-days' of the year, and modern Witches call them the four 'Lesser Sabbats', or the four 'Low Holidays'. The Summer Solstice is one of them.

Litha is usually celebrated on June 21st, but varies somewhat from the 20th to the 23rd, dependant upon the Earth's rotation around the Sun. According to the old folklore calendar, Summer begins on Beltane (May 1st) and ends on Lughnassadh (August 1st), with the Summer Solstice midway between the two, marking MID-Summer. This makes more logical sense than suggesting that Summer begins on the day when the Sun's power begins to wane and the days grow shorter. The most common other names for this holiday are the Summer Solstice or Midsummer, and it celebrates the arrival of Summer, when the hours of daylight are longest. The Sun is now at the highest point before beginning its slide into darkness.
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