Summer Solstice is the longest day and shortest night of the year. It is the peak point of the wheel of the year and known as the “tipping point” – from here on the days get shorter and the nights get longer on the way down to the harvest season and then to the Winter Solstice. This day marks the beginning of Summer. The word summer is made up of the word “sum” meaning total, and “mer” which is the Latin word for light, giving the meaning of total light. It is often called Mi