The Summer Solstice

[muddy]

Happy Summer Solstice to all you Druids out there 🙂

[Raven]

Not a Druid, but Happy Solstice Muddy. 😊

[Scrumpy]

Longest day !!

[Silver Tabby]

Happy Summer Solstice to all you Druids out there 🙂

LOL - it is not exclusive to druids - us pagans celebrate too - made it to the top of Glastonbury Tor one year - Fantastic!  Alas, arm wrestling weeds in the garden is as close as I could manage this year.

[Alex]

My Mum always called 24th June Midsummers day as it was her wedding anniversary.  It is in Scandinavian countries I believe.

[Silver Tabby]

My Mum always called 24th June Midsummers day as it was her wedding anniversary.  It is in Scandinavian countries I believe.

Good excuse for two celebrations!

[1955vintage]

Nights will be drawing in now

[muddy]

Don't say that ☹️

[Raven]

Roughly 1/4 hour each week. 

[klondike]

My Mum always called 24th June Midsummers day as it was her wedding anniversary.  It is in Scandinavian countries I believe.

I think June 24 and even the mid summer name are religious. This is really the summer solstice but common usage especially when reporting the druids at Stonehenge it gets called midsummer.

The warmest months are June July and August so mid July is nearer to the middle of summer really.

[Mups]

Roughly 1/4 hour each week. 

Here you go,  just found this:


After the summer solstice, daylight decreases very gradually. Right after midsummer, you lose only a few seconds to a minute of daylight per day. 

As the weeks progress toward the autumnal equinox, the rate of change accelerates to roughly 2 to 3 minutes per day before slowing down again as winter approaches. The exact number of minutes depends on your latitude