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Festivities of Natural Annual Events Around The World: Borealis Lux (The Longest Day & Night of Year)

Festivities of Natural Annual Events Around The World: Borealis Lux (The Longest Day & Night of Year)

Last updated on: December 18, 2016 at 4:51 pm by Rua Lupa

Festivities of Natural Annual Events Around The World: Borealis Lux (The Longest Day & Night of Year) 2016-12-18T16:51:30-04:00 Rua Lupa

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Seasonal Occurrences

The longest night and day on earth occurs at the same time twice a year. Currently Borealis will be experiencing the longest day, while Australis will be experiencing the longest night. The reverse will occur half a year later.

During this time the earth is orientated with the Borealis Sol Axis being 90 degrees toward the sun. Making the turning view of the sun overhead with no shadows present at noon along this axis. In Borealis the days will be getting shorter hence forth, with the earth’s daily turning view of the sun moving southward; and for Australis the nights are at their longest with the daily turning view of the sun at its lowest along the north horizon. After this day the daily turning view of the sun with be moving higher southward.

Original Image by Przemyslaw “Blueshade” Idzkiewicz, used under Creative Commons.

Within the Borealis Polus Axis it is 24hrs of daylight and within the Australis polus Axis it is 24hrs of night.

Most regions south of the Borealis Polus Axis summer is in full effect with adult leaves upon the deciduous trees and the grasses green and tall. Most species would have offspring in toe or in their nests. Some species of birds would already have fledglings, such as crows and ravens. Fish fry from the autumn spawning would be in rivers and lakes. Insects would be abound with butterflies, bees and other pollinators being occupied with the flowers in season.

For the Tropics, this is when the Tropical Rain Belt is over the Borealis Sol Axis in the east and about to be in the west.

Original Images by PZmaps, used under Creative Commons.

South of the Australis Sol Axis it is overall the driest, coldest, and darkest time of year.

Seasonal Customs

In Borealis, a number of regions in the temperate climes are celebrating fertility, usually in the form of match making such as rituals involving couples in search for fabled flowers (fern flower), jumping flames while holding hands, and publicly announcing your love. For both temperate and warmer climes bonfires and jumping over the resulting lower fires are popular.

Various activities in Borealis include: Staying up all night, making bonfires (either on hills or by water bodies), singing, dancing, gathering herbs (especially healing herbs), a break between the completion of spring sowing and the hard work of summer hay-making; rituals ensuring productivity of crops, as well as livestock fertility; fireworks, electing a Mock Mayor, mock marriages; burn the Mayday wreaths that were decorating doors in communal bonfires, boat rides; ritual bathing, decorating with greenery, street entertainment, water splashing pranks, swimming; wearing rainbow bracelets for several days and tossing them into a river; ceremonies for coming rains; maidens floating wreaths of flowers often lit with candles on rivers and possibly men catching them with hopes of gaining their interest; maidens gathering flowers all day coming back at nightfall with floral crowns to dance with love interests around a bonfire; said crowns being tossed onto houses – if remaining on roof a good harvest is foretold to come upon household, if the crown falls off death is foretold to befall member of household; jumping over burned down fires for purifying and health; and lighting a large round bale that is pushed down a hill in symbolism of the now shortening days to come.

In Australis, there are many traditions that involve staying up throughout the year’s longest night with anxiety that the next day would not come, and after several days observing that the winter was diminishing, celebration. Arid areas often are having their last harvest.

Various activities in Australis include: colorful costumes, peasant costumes, folk masks, sharing food, rituals for a good harvest, dancing, bonfires, fireworks, ceremonies revolving around the end of the rainy season, mock wedding whose bride and groom are the central attraction of the dancing, corn dishes, harvest festivities, marking half of antarctic tour duty at research station by redecorating, having team games and parties.

BOREALIS

CELEBRATION

GENERAL DATE

SPECIFIC DATE

CALENDAR

REGION OF ORIGIN

CULTURE

Midsummer

Late June

between June 21 and June 25

Gregorian calendar

Wheel of the Year

Europe

European

Golowan

Late June

from the 23rd of June to the 28th of June

Gregorian calendar

North Western Europe

Cornish

Kupala Night

Late June

the night of 23/24 June

Gregorian calendar

North Eastern Europe

Slavic

Lux

Late June

Summer Solstice

Ehoah Year Wheel – Gavia, Borealis Kalendar

Global

Saegoah

Jāņi

Late June

night of 23 June to 24 June

Gregorian calendar

North Eastern Europe

Latvia

Sânziană

Late June

June 24th

Gregorian calendar

Northern Regions of South Eastern Europe

Romanian

Tiregān

Early July

2nd or 3 July

Persian calendar

Western Asia

Iranian

AUSTRALIS

CELEBRATION

GENERAL DATE

SPECIFIC DATE

CALENDAR

REGION OF ORIGIN

CULTURE

Nox

Late June

Winter Solstice

Ehoah Year Wheel – Sphenisci, Australis Kalendar

Global

Saegoah

We Tripantu

Late June

between June 21 and June 24

Unknown

Western South America

Chilean

Festa Junina

June

June 12 to June 29

Gregorian calendar

North East South America

Brazilian

Inti Raymi

Late June

June 24th

Unknown

Western South America

Inca

Maruaroa o Takurua

Late June

June 20 to June 22

Unknown

Polynesia

Māori

Midwinter (Antarctica)

Late June

June 21 to a week following

Gregorian calendar

Antarctica

Antarctic Scientists

Earth Matters

Earthly Rites

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