{"id":4595,"date":"2025-03-28T18:19:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T18:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paljari.make.hr\/?p=4595"},"modified":"2025-04-17T09:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T09:39:10","slug":"myths-and-demons-of-the-summer-solstice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paljari.make.hr\/en\/myths-and-demons-of-the-summer-solstice\/","title":{"rendered":"Myths and Demons of the Summer Solstice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4595\" class=\"elementor elementor-4595\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c14369 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37c14369\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e74680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38e74680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paljari.make.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Johanniskraut-paljari-sommersonnenwende-a7348e27.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4597\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-960f25e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"960f25e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a284b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a284b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-child-width-expand uk-grid-small uk-grid\"><div class=\"uk-width-auto uk-first-column\"><h3><strong>Myths and Demons of the Summer Solstice<\/strong><\/h3><p>The days are still longer than the nights\u2014but this pleasant rhythm is now beginning to shift. When exactly this change occurs is a matter of debate. In recent decades, the summer solstice has been celebrated as an astronomical event on June 21. However, according to European traditions dating back 500 years, the evening before June 24\u2014known as St. John&#8217;s Night\u2014has long been recognized as the &#8220;great solstice&#8221; or &#8220;Midsummer Day.&#8221; The customs associated with these two dates are increasingly blending together.<\/p><p>The summer solstice is regarded as a mystical time. According to folk belief, special forces are at work in nature on St. John&#8217;s Night, endowing herbs and medicinal plants with magical powers. A wreath made of healing herbs, hung over doors and windows, was said to protect against demons roaming the night. 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