Come meet your friends and neighbors to celebrate the Summer Solstice at the CHA clubhouse park on Thursday, June 20, at 4:20 pm. Bring lawn chairs and anything you want to eat and drink. The grill will be available if you want to grill anything. There will be a campfire and folks will be encouraged to enjoy the sunset if they can stay awake that long!
Though it might seem that the middle of summer would naturally fall on the longest day of the year, the summer solstice and Midsummer’s Day are distinct events, normally a few days apart between 20 and 24 June. The difference is thought to stem from variations in the Julian and Gregorian calendars.
Lighting and jumping over bonfires on Midsummer’s Eve dates to pre-Christian pagan customs. It was thought to keep demons away and bring good luck to lovers.
