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The spring and autumn equinoxes are astronomical events in which day equals night and mark the change of seasons. We know that the spring and autumn equinoxes occur at the moment when our Sun, in its annual movement along the ecliptic, crosses the celestial equator. These points are respectively located in the constellations Pisces and Virgo. The vernal equinox is the beginning of astronomical spring.

On the days of the solstices, our daylight reaches extreme points its annual path across the sky - in summer it deviates 23.4 degrees north from the celestial equator, in winter - 23.4 degrees south. Therefore, in June, the Sun illuminates the northern hemisphere of the Earth more - and at the moment of solstice, summer begins here - and at the end of December - the southern hemisphere, and at this time winter begins here (and summer in southern hemisphere).

Below you can see the exact dates of the spring and autumn equinoxes for the city of Moscow, just like the winter and summer solstices.

Equinox and solstice day in 2018 for Moscow

event	date Time
Spring equinox	March 20 at 19:15 Tue
Summer solstice	June 21 at 13:07 Thu
Autumn equinox	September 23 at 04:54 Sun
Winter solstice	December 22 at 01:22 Sat

These dates were among the most revered in the pre-Christian period. Solstice, rotation, equinox, solstice are the names of solar holidays, which are also called the four hypostases of the Slavic Dazhdbog, which is the Sun itself - the son of Svarog.

Kolyada - winter solstice (December 21-22);
- Maslenitsa or Komoeditsa - the day of the vernal equinox (March 21-22);
- Kupailo (Kupala) – summer solstice (June 21-22);
- Radogoshch (Svetovit, Veresen, Tausen) – autumn equinox (September 22-23);

Kolyada - winter solstice or most long night per year. During this period, the young sun Kolyada replaces the old sun Svetovit in his post. That is why the daylight hours begin to increase from this day on. Replaced by the church on Christmas Day.

Maslenitsa or Komoeditsa - the day of the vernal equinox (day and night are equal in time), farewell to winter, burning of the effigy of Madder, welcoming spring and the Slavic New Year. The date March 21-22 is also the beginning of astronomical spring. From this day on, the day becomes longer than the night. Yarilo-Sun replaces Kolyada and drives away Winter-Madder. Traditionally, this bracelet was celebrated for two whole weeks.

Kupaylo - day summer solstice. The longest day and shortest night of the year. The last day of Rusal Week or Rusalia. Kupala is one of the ancient holidays, which has kept many traditions and customs unchanged to this day, for example: the funeral of Yarila, who is replaced by God summer sun Bathed, collected medicinal herbs, searched for fern flowers, etc. Kupailo is also a great holiday, which is now replaced by the church on the birthday of John the Baptist.

Radogoshch (Svetovit, Veresen, Tausen) - the day of the autumnal equinox (day and night are equal in time). On this day, the Sun-Old Man Svetovit comes into his own. The night is getting longer than a day. It is both a solar holiday and a celebration of the end of the harvest. Substituted for church at Christmas Holy Mother of God.

Equinox and solstice by year:

IN annual cycle There are four things that play a significant role in life on Earth.

People have long known about the existence of these transition points, but the physical essence of these phenomena became clear only with the development. It's about about two solstices (winter and summer) and two equinoxes (spring and autumn).

What is solstice?

At the everyday level, we understand that the solstice is the day with the longest (summer solstice) or shortest ( winter solstice) light time days. Our distant ancestors knew well that before the winter solstice the day shortens, and after it begins to increase. In summer, the opposite happens. It was also noticed that on the day of the winter solstice the sun occupies its lowest position above the horizon, and at the moment of the summer solstice it passes the highest point for the entire year.

What is happening to our planet and the Sun from a scientific point of view? Let's remember some astronomical concepts.

Celestial sphere- an imaginary surface that we look at when we are on Earth and looking around the sky. For us, earthly observers, it is along the celestial sphere that all celestial objects, including the Sun, move.

Ecliptic- a circle located on the celestial sphere along which the Sun moves relative to the Earth.

Equator of the celestial sphere– a circle located perpendicular to the celestial sphere coincides with the Earth’s equator.

Due to the fact that the Earth's axis is inclined to the planet's orbit around our star, the equator of the celestial sphere and the ecliptic do not coincide. Due to this, the seasons change with moments of transition - solstices.

On the day of the solstice, the Sun passes through the points of the ecliptic that are furthest from the celestial equator. Otherwise, this can be expressed this way: solstices are the moments of the greatest (in winter) or smallest (in summer) deviation of the earth’s axis from the Sun.

Winter and summer solstice

The winter solstice occurs on December 21 or 22 (the date may vary in different time zones). This day marks the shortest daylight hours and longest night in the northern hemisphere. The summer solstice falls on June 21 and is distinguished by the fact that this date has the longest daylight hours and the shortest night.


In the southern hemisphere, exactly the opposite processes occur: there is a summer solstice in December, and a winter solstice in June.

What is an equinox?

There are two more important points in the annual cycle - the days of the spring and autumn equinoxes. These days the Sun passes the intersection points of the celestial equator and the ecliptic. The days of the equinoxes fall in the middle of the period from one solstice to the next (although due to the fact that the earth moves around the Sun not in a circle, but in an ellipse, the dates shift slightly).

The spring equinox falls on March 20 or 21, the autumn equinox on September 22 or 23. As the name suggests, equinoxes are the times when day is equal in length to night.

How do the solstices and equinoxes affect life on Earth?

People have always known that critical points in the movement of our star across the celestial sphere affect nature. This is especially true for residents northern latitudes, where the change of seasons is more pronounced. For example, from the day of the March equinox, real spring comes to us: it becomes warmer, the soil warms up, and plants come to life. This is of great importance for agriculture.

It is no coincidence that the agricultural calendar has always been associated with the days of the solstices and equinoxes. Important pagan holidays fell on these dates, some of which were adopted by Christianity. These holidays are:

Winter solstice - Catholic Christmas and Kolyada;

Spring equinox - Maslenitsa;

Summer solstice - the holiday of Ivan Kupala;

The autumn equinox is a harvest festival.


As you can see, even in the technocratic 21st century we celebrate these events without even thinking that they are related to the annual solar cycle and how dependent our ancestors were on natural phenomena.

In this case, the longest or shortest day is observed. In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs on December 21 or December 22 and then the shortest day (and the longest night) is observed, and the summer solstice occurs on June 20 or 21 and then the longest day (and the shortest night) is observed. In the southern hemisphere, these dates fall on the summer and winter solstices, respectively.

In mid-latitudes, throughout the year in spring and early summer, the Sun rises higher and higher above the horizon every day at noon, and on the day of the summer solstice it “stops” and reverses its movement. Then every day at noon it drops lower and lower and finally, at the moment of the winter solstice, it again reverses its movement and begins to rise.

Due to the leap shift, solstice dates fluctuate by 1-2 days. The summer solstice usually occurs on June 21, the winter solstice on December 22. In astronomy, the moment of the winter solstice is taken to be the beginning of winter, and the moment of the summer solstice is the beginning of summer. The astronomical longitude of the sun at these moments is, respectively, 90° and 270°, and in astrology this means the entry of the Sun into the sign of Cancer (summer solstice) and Capricorn ().

For several days before and after the solstice, the Sun almost does not change its declination, its midday heights in the sky are almost unchanged (the height changes throughout the year according to a graph close to a sinusoid); This is where the name of the solstice comes from. From observations of the heights of the Sun during both solstices, the inclination of the ecliptic plane to the plane of the celestial equator can be determined.

Solstice

Solstice (solstice) is the Old Russian name for the solstice. Corresponded to the moment the Sun “turned” towards profit or decline of the day.

In Rus' and in many European countries The day of the winter solstice was celebrated as a celebration of the birth of the sun.

Read also - Yule (medieval winter solstice festival among the Scandinavian and Germanic peoples).

Ivan Kupala

Ivan Kupala, also Midsummer's Day, is a pagan folk holiday celebrated in Russia, Belarus, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Ukraine on the summer solstice. Ivan Kupala is celebrated on June 24 (according to the Julian calendar), taking into account the natural and historical factor of the solstice. Also, Ivan Kupala is celebrated by many on July 7 (this day, according to the current Gregorian calendar, corresponds to June 24 according to the Julian calendar). Midsummer's Day has an ancient tradition of celebration throughout almost all of Europe.

Henryk Semiradsky. Night on Ivan Kupala

Etymology

The name of the holiday arose as a result of the gradual imposition (in the process of Christianization) of the name church day in memory of John (Ivan) the Baptist (John the Baptist) on the ancient pre-Christian (Slavic) holiday of Kupala, dedicated to the pagan god Kupala, which is calendar, and is dedicated to the shortest night (June 21-22). Previously, the holiday was called Kupa, the same root as the word together, meaning unity.

About the holiday

Midsummer's day is filled with rituals associated with water, fire and herbs.

Kupala day - Chram Mazowiecki RKP (2009)

Water

Swimming on Midsummer's Day is a national custom, but in some areas peasants considered such swimming dangerous, since on this day the birthday boy is a merman himself, who cannot stand it when people interfere in his kingdom, and takes revenge on them by drowning anyone unwary. On this holiday, by folk beliefs, water can be “friends” with fire, and their union is considered a natural force.

Fire

main feature Kupala night - cleansing bonfires. People danced around them and jumped over them: whoever jumps more successfully and higher will be happier. In some places, livestock was driven through the Kupala fire to protect it from pestilence. In the Kupala bonfires, mothers burned the shirts taken from their sick children, so that illnesses would be burned along with this linen. Young people and children, jumping over the fires, made noisy funny Games and running a race. We definitely played burners. According to peasant beliefs, on Kupala, the shortest night, one cannot sleep, as all evil spirits come to life and become especially active - witches, werewolves, mermaids, snakes, sorcerers, brownies, water creatures, goblins.

Herbs

A characteristic feature of Ivan Kupala is the numerous customs and legends associated with the plant world. Herbs and flowers collected on Midsummer's Day are placed under Midsummer's dew, dried and preserved, considering such herbs to be more healing. They fumigate the sick, fight evil spirits, throw them into a flooded oven during a thunderstorm to protect the house from a lightning strike, and use them to kindle love or to “dry it out.”

The main character flora On Midsummer's Day, a fern appeared, with which legends about treasures were universally associated. With a fern flower opening for just a few moments at midnight on Midsummer, you can see all the treasures, no matter how deep in the ground they are. IN pre-revolutionary Russia Ivan Kupala was one of the most revered and important holidays of the year; the entire population took part in it, and tradition required the active inclusion of each participant in the celebration in all rituals and the mandatory implementation of a number of rules, prohibitions and customs.

In Latvia, this holiday is still the most revered and popular, and even more popular than Christmas and New Year. Here it is called "Ligo" or "Jan's Day". June 23-24 are public holidays, and the entire population of the country (both the Latvian and the Russian part) rushes to dachas, vegetable gardens and the banks of various reservoirs to fry kebabs and light fires until the morning. On these days, half the annual norm of beer is drunk [source not specified 285 days], and the intensified “search for the fern flower” annually leads to a surge in the birth rate in March.

Signs and customs

1. On the night before Ivan Kupala, the girls lower wreaths with lit splinters or candles onto the river waves; they make wreaths from Ivan da Marya, burdock, virgin grass and bear's ear. If the wreath sinks immediately, it means that the betrothed has fallen out of love and cannot marry him. The one whose wreath floats the longest will be the happiest, and the one whose wreath burns the longest will live a long, long life!
2. On Midsummer night, witches become more dangerous, and therefore you should place nettles on the threshold and on windowsills to protect yourself from their attacks. It is necessary to lock the horses so that the witches do not steal them and ride them to Bald Mountain: the horse will not return from there alive!
3. On Midsummer night, oil is collected in a vessel on ant heaps, which is recognized as a healing remedy against various ailments.
4. On Kupala night, trees move from place to place and talk to each other through the rustling of leaves; Animals and even herbs talk to each other, which are filled with special, miraculous power that night.
5. If on this night you pick the Ivan da Marya flower and put it in the corners of the hut, the thief will not approach the house: brother and sister (yellow and purple flowers of the plant) will talk to each other, and the thief will think that the owner and mistress are talking.
6. At midnight, without looking, you need to pick flowers and put them under your pillow, and in the morning check whether you have collected twelve different herbs. If you have enough, you will get married this year. They place a triputnik (plantain) under the head, saying: “Triputnik-fellow traveler, you live along the road, you see young and old, say my betrothed!”
7. If you climb twelve gardens on Midsummer Day, any wish will come true.

I.I. Golikov. Fortune telling on wreaths. Palekh, 1920s

Winter Solstice and Cultural Tradition

The winter solstice has occupied an important place in culture since at least the Neolithic period. This is believed to be proven by surviving archaeological sites - such as Stonehenge in England and Newgrange in Ireland. The main axis of both structures points to the point of sunrise (Newgrange) or sunset (Stonehenge) on the winter solstice. The ancient Slavs also celebrated the days of the solstices and equinoxes. These days (two solstices and two equinoxes - Kolyada, Velikden, Kupala and Ovsen - Tausen) served as starting points for farming, construction, and other matters vital to society. These days, besides exact date They also have their own “week” (Rusalia, Carols and others).

The Semitic predecessor of the “holiday of light” - Hanukkah - is also supposedly associated with the solstice.

Dates and times of solstices and equinoxes in UTC-0 (for Kyiv time +2 hours)
year	Equinox March		Solstice June		Equinox September		Solstice December
	day	time	day	time	day	time	day	time
2010	20	17:32	21	11:28	23	03:09	21	23:38
2011	20	23:21	21	17:16	23	09:04	22	05:30
2012	20	05:14	20	23:09	22	14:49	21	11:12
2013	20	11:02	21	05:04	22	20:44	21	17:11
2014	20	16:57	21	10:51	23	02:29	21	23:03
2015	20	22:45	21	16:38	23	08:20	22	04:48
2016	20	04:30	20	22:34	22	14:21	21	10:44
2017	20	10:28	21	04:24	22	20:02	21	16:28
2018	20	16:15	21	10:07	23	01:54	21	22:23
2019	20	21:58	21	15:54	23	07:50	22	04:19
2020	20	03:50	20	21:44	22	13:31	21	10:02

SOLSTICE

The equinoxes and solstices determine the change of seasons (not calendar, but astronomical). Equinox - from Latin word"equinox" meaning "equal nights".
March 21 and September 23 are the days of the Equinox, because on these two dates day and night have equal length worldwide.
March 20/21 is the spring equinox,
September 22/23 is the autumn equinox.

Due to the leap shift, the equinox in different years may differ by 1-2 days.
Solstice - from the Latin word "solstitium", meaning "the sun has stood still."
On June 20 and December 21, the sun shines directly on the Northern and Southern Tropics, respectively, as if pausing for a moment before resuming its movement back towards the Equator.
June 20-22 - summer solstice ,
December 21/22 is the winter solstice.

Due to the leap shift, solstices in different years may differ by 1-2 days.
In the Northern Hemisphere, spring lasts from March 21 to June 21, summer from June 21 to September 23, autumn from September 23 to December 21, and winter from December 21 to March 21. Seasonality in the Southern Hemisphere is the complete opposite of the Northern Hemisphere.

Astronomical description of the phenomenon

There are summer and winter solstice. At the same time, the longest or shortest daylight hours are observed on the surface of the planet. In the northern hemisphere of the Earth, the winter solstice occurs on December 21 or 22, and then (south of the Arctic Circle) the shortest day (and longest night) is observed, and the summer solstice occurs on June 20, 21 or 22 UTC, and then (south of the Arctic Circle ) the longest day (and shortest night) is observed. In the southern hemisphere, these dates fall on the summer and winter solstices, respectively.
In mid-latitudes, during astronomical winter and spring, the Sun rises higher and higher above the horizon every day at noon (more precisely, at true noon), and on the day of the summer solstice it “stops” and reverses its movement. Then every day at noon it drops lower and lower, and, finally, at the moment of the winter solstice, it “stops” again, reverses its movement and begins to rise.
Due to the leap shift, solstice dates in different years may differ by 1-2 days. Traditionally, the moment of the winter solstice is taken as the beginning of astronomical winter, and the moment of the summer solstice is taken as the beginning of astronomical summer, which is a consequence of the choice for the beginning of astronomical spring - the day of the vernal equinox. The astronomical longitude of the sun at these moments is, respectively, 90° and 270°.
For several days before and after the solstice, the Sun almost does not change its declination, its midday heights in the sky are almost unchanged (the height changes throughout the year according to a graph close to a sinusoid); This is where the name of the solstice comes from. From observations of the heights of the Sun during both solstices, the inclination of the ecliptic plane to the plane of the celestial equator can be determined.

Point designation

The points of the winter and summer solstices are designated by zodiac symbols corresponding to the constellations in which they were located at the time of Hipparchus (as a result of the anticipation of the equinoxes, these points have shifted and are now located, respectively, in the constellations Sagittarius and Taurus, and the point of the summer solstice has moved to the constellation Taurus from the constellation Gemini relatively recently - in the fall of 1988): the winter solstice - the sign of Capricorn (♑), the summer solstice - the sign of Cancer (♋).

Solstice

Solstice (solstice) - the Old Russian name for the solstice. Corresponded to the moment the Sun “turned” towards profit or decline of the day.
In Rus' and in many European countries, the winter solstice was celebrated as a celebration of the birth of the sun.

Solstice –
1. Sun (Rotator).
2. All that universe that lives according to the law of a given time (Solstice is turned to the east) and space (Solstice, that is, Nature).
3. Cult Sign of the Slovenian Family (song “Wolf Solstice”).
4. A medical symbol, it encrypts the movement of biological time, the process of growth and aging. The circle of metabolism of the circulatory system, the respiratory cycle and the activity of the lymphatic system, etc.
5. The holiday was famous among the ancients, dividing the year into a period of life and a period of death.

Solstice - that is, Nature,
He is the highest meaning of our life.
Solstice is the seed of the Family,
rotation creates Life in the world.
No one remembers where he came from,
he is also eternal, just as we are immortal.
The solstice not only rules the Sun,
he also rules the time of the moon...
He is the middle of the world and its knowledge,
he spread the bright rays of the stars.
When the Wolf people go out at night, they remember:
The Ancestor learned the truth in the night.
Solstice Yarg Trizna is controlled,
in everything great you will see a lever,
Otherwise, the world will melt like ice in the heat,
everything will melt, our hearth will go out...
All people have the meaning of the Solstice,
every stone bears his seal.
Nature is our Mother, but you yourself are Nature,
The Wolf is able to control the solstice.
You don't have to actually be a Wolf,
The wolf-man is first a man,
But watch the Wolf carefully,
This proud Beast honors Nature from century to century.
He firmly rules the wild forest,
A harsh winter breeds sick animals.
The wolf kills the seed of Chernobog,
The wolf is the healer of the Forest, and it’s the same with people.
It’s true, everything around is similar,
Being proud of our intelligence is too much for us.
There is only one way for us - to learn from Nature,
And the Wolf People will return the human race to the Gods.

Solstice amulet

The SOLISTIC amulet has always been the main symbol bringing goodness and light. This solar incarnation natural cycle. Let us, earthlings, be surrounded by hundreds of galaxies with their own laws, but it is in ours that we live thanks to the eternal movement from our star, stronger than the Slavic one, since it is based on common sense and facts, knowledge.
Among the ancient Slavs, the Solstice was everywhere - on clothes and utensils, on walls and weapons... The Sun is the most holy deity. All others pale before his greatness. There is no world religion or ideology that would be wiser than that given to the descendants of the great Slavs who honor the basis of their existence - the Sun. Without him, everything becomes empty and in vain. Vedic rituals help to improve a person’s health and return him to the natural rhythms of life. Everything important in our lives is connected with the natural course of events.
The universe is embedded in the great Slavic amulet Solstice. Buying a Solstice amulet and making it a constant companion in your life means connecting yourself with the energy of the Universe, receiving a constantly replenished source of vitality and fertility.
If you are physically or intellectually barren, try to live productively... All your aspirations and undertakings will die as soon as they are born. But you are human! And if you are given the opportunity to come to this earth illuminated by the Colo-Sun, then you are given the opportunity to find the source of life, good luck, and happiness. How to find, how to connect to it? There is no need to invent Kolo, it was invented and given to us by the higher mind that oversees everything that happens. Ancient rituals and ancient symbols have a direct connection with the Cosmos. All lines are graphically verified and constant throughout the entire reasonable history of mankind. Solstice or Kolovrat is the first of these signs. Our ancestors embroidered it on banners and, under its protection, went into mortal combat with foreigners for their Family and their Land! In light of the latest ideological and military attacks on the lands of the Slavic foreigners, this has become especially relevant! We all need the strength of our Family in order to look at the root and not make a mistake in assessing life. Slavic amulets there are antennas connecting those living today with the experience of departed ancestors. You can see better from there. And advice, manifested in the form of intuition, episodic clairvoyance, can become our great helpers. The Kolovrat amulet united in his heart everything that a person needs for happiness. He is great and wise. Equally useful for both men and women. Objectivity, completeness, healthy pride and joy of life are stored in his essence. A righteous person lives in harmony with the world around him. Harmony, but not confrontation, is the basis of the Universe. Confrontation brings destruction. Harmony gives Peace.

Solstice amulet - your path will be happy!

KOLOVRAT

KOLO - wheel, gate - gate, turn, turn.
The Kolovrat talisman reflects a symbol revered not only by the ancient Slavs, but also by other peoples. He is a symbol of Eternity, a symbol of Eternal Life. Indian cosmology attributes several development cycles to Kolovrat:
Emptiness
Emergence
Development
Destruction
And then everything repeats again. Living beings are reborn and move to the Upper or Lower World. Who goes where depends on the karmic experience. Matter moves and reincarnates at all hierarchical levels - from the smallest neuron to human destiny. On Ancient Rus' they painted Kolovrat on the walls of the house so that prosperity and happiness would reign there. It was painted on the palms of the hands to attract goodness. The last Tsar of Russia even ordered the production of banknotes on which Kolovrat was depicted together with the double-headed Eagle.
Anyone who constantly wears a KOLOVRAT feels an increase in self-confidence. Under this sign it is good to bring any plans to life. This sign also attracts good luck and cash flows to its owner.
Unfortunately, Hitler’s like-minded people also knew this. They tried to force the sacred power of the most ancient symbol to serve their base purposes. The majestic meaning of the Swastika was discredited by criminals - the fascists. What came of it is reflected in history.
Now it's time to revive true meaning this sign and give it its due. Symbol Eternal Life a very powerful talisman. It should be worn constantly by soldiers and businessmen.
In addition, you should pay attention to the metal from which your personal sign will be made. As mentioned above, Kolovrat is a Swastika, i.e. solar (solar) sign. Gold is considered by many nations to be the metal of the chosen ones. Scientists have discovered special spectral lines on the Sun that indicate a high gold content. The solar symbol and gold are one and the same the best choice. There is no need to experiment with the material from which something that originally had a deep meaning will be made.

KOLOVRAT - we turn the wheel of fate for our own good.

Kolovrat Rusich

The Kolovrat Rusich amulet has always been recognized as a protector of a person from adversity and problems that arise along the path of life.

The power of solar fire, contained in the eight-rayed Kolovrat-Swastika, refers us to several deities of the pagan pantheon - Svarog himself, as well as Dazhdbog and Yaril.
Every Slav should have an ancient Russian symbol of the highest justice and wisdom. Those who renounce the religion of their own land and accept alien gods as the main stewards of their Fate risk being left with nothing. Everyone knows the expression “in the Motherland, the land helps.” And the Sun, generous and fair, has always been revered by the Slavs.
Kolo Vrat signifies the return of Kol to its place. The Russians were the smartest people, long before Christianity they had their own written language and Kolyady Dar - Calendar. They knew how to calculate the course of the heavenly bodies, and they knew that the day of the god Svarog consists of 180 circles of Life, where each circle is 144 years. Just think about these majestic numbers! Our ancestors understood what galactic day and evening were and were able to calculate the change of eras and grandiose events long before other peoples could comprehend this.
Rusich is not just a word. This is the greatest and proudest concept. Everyone can buy the Kolovrat Rusich Amulet, but not everyone can understand the essence of the pagan worldview.
We can say that the eight-rayed Kolovrat marks the slow, but sure and inevitable, like the movement of the Sun in the sky, the revival of the great Slavic culture. Millennia of trials and attempts to remove from the people's memory everything connected with the cult of the Sun and the worship of nature failed. All more people call themselves Rusichs and return to their roots.
The Kolovrat Rusich amulet will help you realize the greatness of the events taking place. The Vedas return to people, and the ancients Slavic symbols regain their strength. It was Rusich’s Kolovrat, embroidered on clothes and banners, embossed on shields and worn as a body amulet, that terrified enemy regiments.
Anyone can wear the Kolovrat Rusich amulet, but preferably a man whose life is connected with conquests. This is business career And military service. This person will soon feel the influx of solar energy necessary for a decisive breakthrough and victory.

Amulet Kolovrat Rusich - an eightfold increase in personal strength!

Summer solstice

Summer solstice - Midsummer Festival , the shortest night of the year, celebration of the Great Light .

On the night of June 20 to 21 (from 21 to 22) dreams and reality mix with each other. This is one of the most important and widespread solar holidays.
The night before the Summer Solstice - "there is a time for great Magic and great Power". On this day they gather healing herbs. Plants - a combination of mistletoe with oak, St. John's wort, rose, fern. Celtic festival of Oak.

June 20-23 are the shortest nights of the year. These nights are full of energy and magic.
June 21 is considered an important turning point on the Wheel of the Year. Reality and dreams are mixed, the boundaries between worlds are thinning. This day symbolizes the most high point, maximum peak, rise, takeoff, ecstasy, both in nature and in human life.
The holiday embodies fertility, abundance, glory, triumph, generosity, fullness of life, happiness. Cheerfulness, love of life, and fun reign on this shortest of earthly nights. From a mystical point of view, this holiday combines all four elements at once - fire, water, earth, air. Therefore, the Spirits of these elements rejoice and have fun with people. In ancient times, people celebrated this night in order to gain their strength and energy through rituals and ceremonies of worship of the Elements. For example, it was believed that the earth provides a solid foundation in life, self-confidence, and fertility. However, the main essence of this holiday is that people learn to enjoy life, love it, and enjoy it. This helps your heart open up and feel happiness.
On this holiday it is customary to go outdoors, closer to the water. Until dawn, fires blaze, laughter is heard, and cheerful songs ring. Ritual bathing, flower wreaths, dancing around the fire - all these are elements without which we cannot imagine a holiday.

In addition, Midsummer is a good time for the initiation of youth, for the first stage of initiation - initiation into the magic circle. This night is good for love, but not for special fertility rituals, but simply for making love for your own pleasure. To run naked on the grass wet with dew at dawn and splash your sexual energy across the fields and forests - good remedy from infertility and the guarantee of strong, healthy offspring in the future.

On this holiday, a sacrificial effigy is created and burned. It could be Wicker Man, as the Celts make it, i.e. a wicker man in which sacrifices are placed. Such an effigy is burned with the first rays of the sun. This could be a straw (or last year's hay) scarecrow on a cross. This is placed in the center of the fire, which is lit at the beginning of the night. In any case, this is a sacrifice to the Gods of Fertility, so that the harvest is bountiful and neither prolonged rains nor hail spoil it.

Practice No. 1

Standard Wiccan Ritual of Lytha
Litha is a Midsummer festival that falls on the summer solstice - currently June 21st. The Slavs have an analogue - Kupala. Here are some simple rituals they recommend doing on this day: “before the ritual, make a small bag and fill it with dry herbs: lavender, verbena or others. Mentally make a list of your misfortunes, problems, sorrows, regrets and illnesses. Write it on paper and tie it with a red ribbon . Place it on the altar to use during the ritual. The cauldron should also be on or near the altar. Even if you use candles to indicate the elemental directions, the red candle in the candlestick should still be present on the altar. If the ritual is performed outdoors, then light a small fire into which a bag of herbs is thrown.
And here is the proposed main religious part of the program: assemble the altar, light the candles and incense, make the Circle.
Recite the Song of Blessing.
Call on the Goddess and God.
Stand before the altar, raise the staff and recite something like:
I celebrate the summer afternoon with a mystical ritual.
Oh, Great Goddess and God!
All nature is agitated under your energies
And the Earth is washed with warmth and life.
The time has come to forget past worries and sorrows,
It's time for cleansing.
O brilliant Sun!
Burn everything unnecessary
All the suffering
All the sadness.
With your mighty strength
Cleanse me!
Cleanse me!
Cleanse me!

Place the rod on the altar. Take your list and burn it on a red candle (or bonfire). When it lights up, throw it into the cauldron (or other vessel) and say:
I drive you out with the powers of the Goddess and God!
I drive you out with the powers of the Sun, Moon and Stars!
I drive you out by force
Earth, Air, Fire and Water!
Stop for a few minutes, look at your misfortunes turning into nothing. Then say:
ABOUT, Beautiful Goddess! Oh Wonderful God!
On this night of summer magic
I pray that you fill my life
surprise and joy.
Help me tune in to the energy,
flowing in the singing night air!
Thank you.
Feel the natural forces flowing through you, bathing you in spiritual energy. Practice magic if necessary. Celebrate Treat. Remove the circle.

Celebration:
Midsummer is a classic time for magic of all kinds. Healing, love and protective magic especially appropriate for this day. Herbs can be dried on a ritual fire if you are performing the ritual outside. Jump over the fire to cleanse and renew your energies. Fresh fruits- standard food for this holiday.

Practice #2

Fairy Queen and Green Man
In Ireland, the summer solstice was associated with the fairy goddess Aine of Knockain. In Wales and Britain it was the time of Cerridwen and her magical cauldron. But in many other countries this time was considered the time of fairies, elves and other supernatural creatures
Modern pagans believe that during this period of balance between Light and Darkness Little People climbs to the surface. The belief says that if you a good relationship with fairies, then once you get into their circle, you will be able to see them. This is the best time to make friends with them and other similar creatures.
June and the summer solstice were considered the time of the Green Man and the Fairy Queen, especially among the nations Northern Europe. This month is especially associated with the Moon and is best time to develop your psychic abilities.
In the Mediterranean, this month was ruled by the god Pan and the Forest Goddess. With the sounds of his pipe, Pan lured nymphs and girls into green Forest For love pleasures. The Green Man and the horned god Cernunnos may well be Celtic followers of ancient Pan.

Ritual

June 21/22(31 baths - 1 bath). Kupala and Kostroma. Solstice Cres (summer solstice).
last from June 14 to July 7, the day of the Bathing Suit.
All days remember the star brother and sister: Kostroma and Kupala (Songs IV, 3). They also remember Perun’s victory over Skipper, and the bathing of Zhiva, Madder and Lelya (Tales II, 3). About the bathing of Zari-Zarenitsa (Songs IV, 2). The constellation Gemini, the stars Castor and Pollux, are passing through.
Glorification of the maturity of the All-God Perun-Letenya , June 21-22.
Stozhen(summer solstice), like .

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In the old days, the summer solstice was called the summer solstice - after this event, the day begins to shorten, the sun “turns” towards winter. They said: “The sun is for winter, summer is for heat.”

Summer solstice for the earthly observer Sergey Ov"

Fig.1 The position of the Sun on the Summer Solstice north of the Tropic of Cancer.

“The summer solstice is the longest day of the year,” this is how most respondents will answer the question: “What is remarkable about the summer solstice?”
More advanced survey participants will tell you that from the point of view of an earthly observer on this day the Sun rises to greatest height in the sky of the Northern Hemisphere, and also on this day the shortest shadows (Fig. 1)
But if you ask this question to an astronomer, he will answer that on this day (day) the Earth, in its orbital movement, passes the point of the summer solstice.

It turns out that the summer solstice is just a moment, a moment! And according to the basics of modern astronomy, this is indeed true.
The summer solstice point is the point in Earth's orbit at which the angle between the direction to the center of the Sun and the north of the earth's axis becomes minimal, and the plane passing through the center of the Sun and the axis of the Earth is perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic (Diagram 1 - in addition, a separate section is devoted to this topic, for those who are interested in the astronomical aspects of this event).

Scheme 1. Planet Earth at the summer solstice point, the ecliptic plane and the tilt of the earth’s axis

Earth at the summer solstice, ecliptic and tilt of the earth's axis, mini

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Events associated with the summer solstice

According to the Law of the Russian Federation "On the Calculation of Time" and the basics of celestial mechanics, the most common date of the summer solstice in Central Russia is June 21, only occasionally in leap years the solstice can happen on June 20, and even then thanks to the Moon (the next such event is expected on June 20, 2024 23 :50 MSK).

Year		Year	Summer solstice date (MSK)
2016	21.06.2016 01:34	2020	21.06.2020 00:44
2017	21.06.2017 07:24	2021	21.06.2021 06:32
2018	21.06.2018 13:07	2022	21.06.2022 12:14
2019	21.06.2019 18:54	2023	21.06.2023 17:58

In 2019, the Earth will be at the summer solstice point 21 June 2019 18:54 MSK(06/21/2019 15:54 UTC - ).

At this moment the following events will occur:

1. Astronomical summer will come;
2. According to the zodiac calendar, the Sun will move into the zodiac sign Cancer;
3. The length of the day begins to decrease.

In addition, on these days:
1. This night will be the shortest night of 2019;
2. The sun rises to its greatest height in the sky of the Northern Hemisphere at noon;
3. The sun will rise and will set at the northernmost points of the horizon.

On the morning of this day, in case of clear weather, a ray of sun will touch the cherished mark of the summer solstice at Stonehenge, just like in other ancient structures designed to provide calendar time.

Customs and traditions that originated during the summer solstice

Nativity of John the Baptist Orthodox calendar, established by Julius Caesar, falls on June 24; at the beginning of our chronology, the summer solstice also fell on these days...
But the trouble is, every 128 years the Julian calendar lags behind the currently accepted Gregorian calendar by one day; in 2000 thousand years since the Nativity of Christ, almost 14 days have passed, so now the Orthodox celebrate Ivan Kupala on July 7 according to the modern Gregorian calendar.
So, as we have now learned, the celebration of Ivan Kupala in former times fell on the days summer solstice. For all ancient peoples this day is not complete without special attention. The ancient Slavs celebrated the Wedding of the Sun on the first night that began to lengthen (usually from June 23 to 24), since at this time “the dawn meets the dawn.” - The wife of the Sun (Yarilo, and, accordingly, Yarilin Day) was Zarya (Zarya Zaryanitsa), according to another version, the Sun, and the heat and fire associated with it, was personified by Dazhbog (Dazhdbog), who married on this day the goddess of earth and water Mokosha . Latest version has some logical confirmation in ancient tradition, celebrating this union of the gods who control the elements of fire and water, people exposed themselves to the cleansing effects of these elements. Unfortunately, although in the early Christian period the church did not interfere with the celebration of ancient Slavic rites, it sought to provide an Orthodox basis for them. As a result, practically nothing from ancient Slavic pagan mythology has survived to this day. In addition, the pantheon of East Slavic gods mentioned in writing in ancient sources is so small that it provides the opportunity for unlimited flights of fancy in the composition of “proto-Slavic mythology” and “recreation” of the numerous pantheon of “Slavic gods”.

Based on materials from the section “Customs and Traditions of the Kupala Night” of the article:

Proverbs and sayings about the summer solstice

"The sun is for winter, summer is for heat."
"Solstice - the beginning of summer."
"In June the dawn meets the dawn"
"Before the solstice this spring, after the solstice - before the winter".

Summer solstice point

By definition, solstice is a moment that is physically very difficult to fix (and, as a result, expensive), so it is determined by calculation using celestial mechanics, using the following signs of the summer solstice point:

The angle between the direction to the center of the Sun and the north of the earth's axis reaches a minimum ();
- the plane passing through the center of the Sun and the axis of the Earth is perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic ().

True, these signs are more suitable for stating the fact of the solstice than for calculating or perceiving the astronomical essence of the event - for this, stereometric criteria are more clear, and most importantly, historically reliable:

The angle between the ecliptic plane and the equatorial plane reaches a maximum: 23° 27" ();
- the line of intersection of the equatorial plane with the ecliptic plane is perpendicular to the line connecting the center of the Sun and the center of the Earth (direction to the Sun -);
- the line connecting the center of the Sun and the center of the Earth passes through the Tropic of Cancer (Northern Tropic).

Diagram 2. Summer solstice point: ecliptic plane, equatorial plane and earth's axis

Earth at the summer solstice and the tilt of the earth's axis
Diagram 2. Summer solstice point: ecliptic plane, equatorial plane and earth's axis

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It is no coincidence that diagram 2 shows the main axis of the Earth's orbit - line A 1 A 2.
As can be seen from the figure, the semimajor axis of the Earth's orbit OA 1 passes near the point of the summer solstice; literally in a few days the Earth will be at aphelion - the farthest point of its orbit from the Sun. In 2019, the Earth will pass aphelion 07/04/2019 22:11 MSK. As a result of this relative position solstice points and aphelion of the Earth in the Northern Hemisphere, summers are not as hot as in the Southern Hemisphere, and winters are milder, since in winter the Sun is closer to the Earth. But this will not always be the case; in 12,900 years, the summer solstice will occur near perihelion (the point of the orbit closest to the sun), which will inevitably lead to climate change.

Earth at the summer solstice
View from near-Earth space

Earth at the summer solstice, tilt of the earth's axis (big picture)
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Main sign summer solstice points.

Designations:

S summer N - line indicating the earth's axis;
∠OS summer N - the angle of inclination of the earth's axis in the direction of the Sun: at the point of the summer solstice its value reaches a minimum (66° 33");
B 1 B 2 - perpendicular to the direction of the Sun, lying in the ecliptic plane;
DC - perpendicular to the direction of the Sun, lying in the plane of the earth's axis;
∠B 1 DC - the angle between the ecliptic plane and the plane of the earth's axis.

Summer solstice
Observation from Earth

Sergey Ov

Signs of the summer solstice point, stereometry

Designations:
OS summer - a line connecting the center of the Sun and the center of the Earth (direction to the Sun);
Z 1 Z 2 - line of intersection of the equatorial plane with the plane of the earth's axis;
∠Z 1 S summer O - the angle between the ecliptic plane and the equatorial plane: at the point of the summer solstice its value reaches its maximum (23° 27");
E 1 E 2 - line of intersection of the equatorial plane with the ecliptic plane;
∠OS summer E 2 - the angle between the line of intersection of the equatorial plane with the ecliptic plane and the line connecting the center of the Sun and the center of the Earth with a straight line: 90°!
A 1 A 2 is the main axis of the Earth's orbit.

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1. Solstice - the moment in time at which the center of the Sun passes either through the northernmost. the point of the ecliptic, which has a declination of +23° 27" (summer solstice point), or through its southernmost point, which has a declination of - 23° 27" (winter solstice point). Near the solstice, the declination of the Sun (see Celestial coordinates) changes very slowly, since at this place its movement along the ecliptic occurs almost parallel to the equator. This is the reason why the midday altitude of the Sun remains almost constant for several days, which is why the term “solstice” is associated.

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2. A. N. Afanasyev. Poetic views of the Slavs on nature (1869) - reprint: M., 1994

3. Aphelion- special case apocentre. Term Aphelion used to name the most distant point in the orbit of celestial bodies moving around the Sun. There is a synonym: apohelium (from the Greek "Helios" - Sun). Planet Earth passes the aphelion point of its orbit on July 3-5 (depending on the relative positions of the planets and the date after the February correction leap year) The estimated distance between the centers of mass of the Earth and the Sun at aphelion is 152098233 kilometers (1.0167 AU).