Set in These Ways
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Litha and a Midsummer's Tale of Three Calendars
This piece was originally shared as a reflection from the pulpit for the West Wind Unitarian-Universalist Congregation on 06/22/2025. You'll find that the written 'version' veers from outline to fully written text. Rather than filling in those gaps after the fact, I'll recuse the 'full' version for that place and that time. Prior to my reflection, I read Louise Glück's poem “ Midsummer ,” followed by a solo piano performance by a congregant of "Bella's Lullaby,” from the Twilight original soundtrack . Litha is the festival of midsummer. Summer Solstice. Solar maximum. A note about the wheel of the year. Quarters (solstices and equinoxes). Cross-quarters (mid-points Imbolc Beltane Lughnasa Samhain). The curious case of the disappearing attestations. Among quarters, only Yule obvs attested in the lit with variations on that depending on latitude. Christmas vs. Christmas tide. Why are the crossquarters so much better attested than quarters in histor...
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