Flaming June by Poppy Flynn
June has a lot going on. It’s not just that the days are long, and the weather has finally warmed up. Well, for some of us anyway!
The sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, June contains the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, and the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, so depending on which hemisphere you are living in, June can boast both the longest and the shortest day as well as the first day of Summer or Winter since in the Northern Hemisphere, meteorological summer begins on 1st June and in the Southern Hemisphere, meteorological winter begins on 1st June.
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Isn’t it interesting how even now, in the 21st Century – the seasons and the soltices hold such a special place in our psyche, just like they did for ancient man?
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Fascinating article – thanks Mom
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