The winter solstice is explained in Finnish mythology as the day the witch goddess of the north, Louhi, kidnapped the sun and the moon and held them captive inside of a mountain, causing the long ...

Litha is a Wiccan holiday occurring on the summer solstice. According to Indiana University, it is one of eight sabbats during the year and celebrates the beginning of summer and nature’s ...

The term 'solstice' derives from the Latin word 'solstitium ... especially in Scandinavian countries, where effigies of witches are also burnt. The flames were thought to keep the dark away ...