Conway Mill Trust

June 21 marks the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year.  The Celts did not use a calendar, but their year was circular marked at the quarters and cross quarters by seasonal festivities. They would mark the Summer Solstice with bonfires which they would leap over to promote fertility and health. They would toss in bouquets of flowers and herbs to honor the sun. Midsummer herbs are vervain, chamomile, rose and lavender. The flowers are the daisy, the carnation and the lily.