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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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Summer Solstice has been cancelled for today and rescheduled for next Sunday, June 23rd.
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Richard Hosking,
Paranormal Investigator
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The SUMMER SOLSTICE is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, it's the maximum point of the elliptical orbit in Earth's yearly route around the SUN.
It is architecturaly unique, and is believed to have been an observatory, where the sun's rays enter through certain openings precisely at the time of the summer and winter solstices.
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Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster
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Midsummer Ritual Mead is an ideal drink to serve at Summer Solstice Sabbats, as well as during all Cakes and Ale Ceremonies and Esbats.
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Athena Mondale,
Spiritual Consultant
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Below is a chart for IBM with the four seasons Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, Autumnal Equinox and Winter Solstice drawn on the chart.
Others argue that Stonehenge was an incredible calendar, helping ancient astronomers keep track of the star constellations and predict the summer and winter solstices.
Summer Solstice (Festival of the Faerie Folk) - Also known as Midsummer, a time to dance and make merry in the abundance of nature.
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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The equinoxes occur when the sun crosses the celestial equator on its way north towards the summer solstice and again on its way south towards the winter solstice.
SUMMER In traditional temperate zone four-season calendars East and West, the equinoxes and solstices are the mid-points of the seasons.
The orientation of stones and holes around Stonehenge has been a mystery for centuries, it was well known that there were several astronomical alignments associated with the summer and winter solstices.
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Paddy McGuinness,
Newsagent
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Police are preparing for more trouble at Stonehenge tonight when druids turn out to celebrate the summer solstice for a second time.
As is not widely known, English Heritage has spent the last couple of years in negotiation with various groups and organisations wishing to obtain access to Stonehenge at future summer solstices.
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