Hello my friends! I survived my family vacation to North Carolina and it feels SO good to be back. I love chilling at the beach as much as the next witch, but I’m also a mega homebody who loves her cat. So now that I’m rested and recharged, I’m coming at you today with a blog post all about one of my favorite Sabbats, Litha!

Litha, also known as Midsummer, is a celebration of the summer solstice. This year most witches seem to be celebrating it today, the 20th, but I tend to be a little less strict about it because I’m  busy gal who’s gotta celebrate when I can. I’m keeping it low-key today but going all-out tomorrow with a special dinner!

Litha itself is the longest day of the year, so think of this as one last hurrah before the days start getting shorter and shorter. I feel like this is a win-win for me because as much as I love the sun being out till 9 pm, I’m a fall baby through and through and it is ON ITS WAY. (Yes, I’m one of those. Already dreaming of Pumpkin Spice everything TBH.)

When I think of Litha, I think of faeries frolicking through sunny fields and dancing around bonfires. It’s all about joy and light. If you’re looking for some last-minute ways to celebrate, here are 3 things I like to do to celebrate Litha!

make a flower crown

Maybe this is basic but whatever, okay? You can’t deny that flower crowns are super cute. Making a crown of seasonal flowers from your garden is a great way to celebrate the summertime, or you can use fake flowers from the craft store and keep it year-round! I wrote a tutorial about how to make a flower crown around Litha last year, so check it out if you’re stumped. I wore the heck out of that thing to the Ren faire, believe me.

plan a midsummer dinner

This is my favorite thing to do for any Sabbat because you’ve gotta eat anyway, so it’s really easy and even the non-witch members of your household can enjoy it. Some seasonal foods to incorporate into your dinner are fruits and vegetables (preferably ones you grew yourself!), mead, honey, citrus, strawberries, wine, strawberry wine (it’s okay if you need to take a Deana Carter break), and basically anything else that makes you think of sunshine and summer time.

have a bonfire

Bonfires are the traditional way to celebrate Litha, and some things never go out of style! It doesn’t have to be a big fire by any means. You can have a little fire in your yard if you have a fire pit, or if not, light candles indoors to channel that fire energy. If you’d like you can use the fire as part of a ritual, either for release or manifestation. Those floating lantern things count as fire, too, although they seem a little dangerous to me so maybe be careful if you release any of those.

And that’s about it! I hope you have an absolutely magical Midsummer ♥ If you’re doing anything fun to celebrate, leave it in the comments – I’d love to hear all about it!