Talk:Solstice Dragon/@comment-121.220.8.47-20120616025427/@comment-5098848-20120616051150

What Dragon Trip said was correct. From ancient times there have been religious holidays on the 2 solstices. In modern era we only still celebrate the Winter one, Christmas. Although the winter solstice is on Dec. 21st. The church said Jesus was born then instead of July, because the "pagans" wouldn't stop celebrating the Winter solstice. The next day was considered the birth of the Sun, which became the Son. Although the Mabon already excisted in the pagan culture. In most cultures the Winter solstice celebrations were to ensure that the sun came back ( longer days), because the fear was that the world would freeze forever if the days kept getting shorter. In the Summer, sometimes the fear was that the sun would scorch the world if the days kept getting longer, but it no way rivaled the Winter solstice. If you want to know more, than you should read The Winter Solstice, the Sacred Traditions of Christmas by John Matthews & "The Summer Solstice, Celebrating the Journey of the Sun from May Day to Harvest" by John Matthews. These two books pretty much cover why we celebrate what we celebrate year round.