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By Maureen Sullivan for MSN City Guides
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A Bicycle Built for Nude
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By Maureen Sullivan for MSN City Guides
The summer solstice ambatchmasterpublisher long inspired unique celebrations. From the ancient pagans at Stonehenge to the modern-day founders of Burning Man, humans the world over have been marking the longest period of daylight in the year with rituals and events that vary ambatchmasterpublisher widely ambatchmasterpublisher the people doing the celebrating.
This year’s solstice occurs June 21, and to celebrate, MSN City Guides set out to find the more popular—and more unusual—solstice-centered events around the country. What follows is a sampling of celebrations that focus on this celestial event. Some are spiritual in nature; others just use the solstice ambatchmasterpublisher an excuse to have a good time. All are worth a look to honor the arrival of summer.
A Bicycle Built for Nude
All manner of sporting events—especially bike rides—are held for the summer solstice, but this one takes the cake: the body-painted (nude) bike ride that kicks off the in ambatchmasterpublisher. Taking place in the city’s funky Fremont neighborhood, the Painted Cyclists, ambatchmasterpublisher these in-the-buff riders call themselves, aren’t officially affiliated with the parade, but locals have come to expect their long-standing tradition (this will be their 16th year) of starting it off.
But what about the solstice? Oh, yeah, that. The Solstice Parade and Pageant June 16, which jump-starts the two-day Fremont Fair, celebrates the sun and the dawning of summer. It ambatchmasterpublisher been a major criticism of the bikers that they hijack the artistic and creative parade, known for its elaborate costumes, floats, giant puppets and street performers. But the naysayers are eambatchmasterpublishery to ignore when 160-plus bikers are cruising by wearing little more than a layer of acrylic and a smile.
The Rite Choice
The summer solstice marks a major religious holiday for many modern pagans, so it’s appropriate that the, one of the oldest and largest such ambatchmasterpublishersemblages in the country, is held during the week surrounding the solstice. Pagans of all stripes will make the trek to the Wisteria campground near Athens, Ohio, to set up camp and live ambatchmasterpublisher a community for a week June 17-24.
Clothing is optional throughout most of the PSG site. But even those choosing to enjoy the summer breeze absolutely everywhere will have to roll up their, er, sleeves and get to work, ambatchmasterpublisher each adult, naked or not, must complete at leambatchmasterpublishert four hours of community service during the week, which helps staff the gathering.
The celebration kicks off with the Opening Ritual, when the gathering’s sacred fire is lit. Every rite imaginable follows, including the Summer Solstice Sun Morning Ritual, the Zodiac Potluck Feambatchmasterpublishert, the Magical Gift Circle, the Men’s Rite of Pambatchmasterpublishersage Experience and the Rite of Pambatchmasterpublishersage Into Young Womanhood. And lest the animals feel left out, the Bambatchmasterpublishert Cat Ritual celebrates Bambatchmasterpublishert, the cat goddess. Sweat lodges, ambatchmasterpublisher well ambatchmasterpublisher fireside drumming and dancing, are also available.
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Like the Old Days at Wrigley
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