The Pagan Book of Days for June 24th
Fortuna/St. John the Baptist/Old Midsummer
A sacred day of the goddess fortuna, Lady Luck. As St. John the Baptist’s Day, it is also the official Midsummer’s Day. It is customary to light midsummer bonfires on high points to celebrate the high point of the year and of solar light. Traditional locations for St. John’s Day fires are of ten place where the sun was observed in former times.
Source
The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick
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