Festival of The Sun
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Solstice celebration curated by Rick Rubin
Live from Church: James Blake
THE WORD "SOLSTICE" FROM THE LATIN "SOLSTITIUM," MEANING "SUN
STANDING STILL".
AN APPARENT PAUSE OF THE SUN AT ITS HIGHEST POINT BEFORE MOVING
SOUTHWARD AGAIN.
ASTRONOMICAL SUMMER BEGINS AT THE SUMMER SOLSTICE, THE
LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR. THE DAY IS ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGE, NATURE, AND NEW BEGINNINGS.
ANCIENT GREEK CALENDARS MARK THE START OF THE NEW YEAR WITH THE SOLSTICE.