10 Ways to Celebrate Summer!

June 12, 2017

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How will you celebrate the solstice and all that extra daylight? Here are ten ideas!

1. Light a bonfire: The solstice day was traditionally celebrated by dancing around the bonfires

2.  Go fishin’: We love to get out on the water. Click here to see what wildlife can be found on the river!

3. Plant a seed or a tree: Traditionally, to the farmer, the solstice is the midpoint of the growing season, halfway between planting and harvesting, and an occasion for celebration. 

4. Cook outside: There’s nothing as tasty as grilled food. Have a big cook-out on the solstice. Yum!

5. Camp: Plan a camp-out to enjoy the great outdoors whether it’s a tent in the backyard or a cabin in the woods!

6. Listen to songbirds: We love our feathered friends.

7. Get pampered. Midsummer Day, near the solstice, was said to make old people look younger. It was also thought that walking barefoot in the dew would keep one’s skin from getting chapped.

8. Let the light in!

9. Read a book. Temperatures rise and lazy days ensue. Relax on the beach or the porch and read up on gardening tips, natural health, and more.

10. Watch the night sky! In ancient Egypt, the new year was celebrated when the star Sirius rose around the time of sunrise. This roughly coincided with the summer solstice and the annual flooding of the Nile River.

How will you be celebrating Summer? Let us know at Kings Tutors.