June 21, 2026 (Gregorian calendar/6th month/Day 171)
Sunday, 14 Sene 2018 (Ethiopian calendar/10th month)
Mattan (Mattan) מתן 29 (Enochian calendar/3rd month/Gift of crops)
Summer Solstice
4 Sol, 2026 (International Fixed calendar)
Crystal Moon 12, Seli 23 (13 Moon calendar/First Quarter moon)
~ Crystal Rabbit Moon of Cooperation, May 30th – June 26th
Oak Moon: June 10 – July 7 (Celtic 13 Month Tree calendar/7th month)
Month of the Green Corn Moon…De ha lu yi (Cherokee Moon)
13.0.13.12.10 7 Oc 3 Sek (Mayan Long Count calendar)
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The Holly King and The Oak King
Those two fight each other every Solstice.
On the Summer Solstice:
The Holly King wins and the days begin to shorten:
it’s the year’s turn towards the darkness.
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The Legend of the Holly King and the Oak King
“In many Celtic-based traditions of neopaganism, there is the enduring legend of the battle between the Oak King and the Holly King. These two mighty rulers fight for supremacy as the Wheel of the Year turns each season. At the Winter Solstice, or Yule, the Oak King conquers the Holly King, and then reigns until Midsummer, or Litha. Once the Summer Solstice arrives, the Holly King returns to do battle with the old king, and defeats him. In the legends of some belief systems, the dates of these events are shifted; the battle takes place at the Equinoxes, so that the Oak King is at his strongest during Midsummer, or Litha, and the Holly King is dominant during Yule. From a folkloric and agricultural standpoint, this interpretation seems to make more sense.”
(learnreligions.com)
~ in some Wiccan traditions, the Oak King and the Holly King are seen as dual aspects of the Horned God
~ each of these twin aspects rules for half the year, battles for the favor of the Goddess, and then retires to nurse his wounds for the next six months, until it is time for him to reign once more
~ the Holly King frequently appears as a woodsy version of Santa Claus, dressing in red, a sprig of holly in his tangled hair, and is sometimes depicted driving a team of eight stags
~ the Oak King is portrayed as a fertility god, and occasionally appears as the Green Man or other lord of the forest
source: Legend of the Holly King and Oak King
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