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The month of June is names for Juno, the principal goddess of the Roman pantheon and wife of Jupiter. She is the patroness of marriage and the well-being of women. This is one reason June is the most popular month for weddings. June brings a magic to Midsummer--the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. Summer is ripe now with bird song and the pleasant buzz of evening insects. The gentleness of spring has given way to the powerful hear to summer -- the full moon of June is called the Strong Sun Moon. Various cultures pay homage to sun goddess this time of year. In some places summer is just getting started and the hottest months are yet to come, yet after the solstice we don’t even notice the days beginning to get slightly shorter. This is the time for enjoying the splendor of summer playful picnics and hikes through the woods, long nights beneath the stars, tending gardens and flower beds. Roadsides are a riot of color, and herbs such as St. Johns wort, vervain, and yarrow can be used in herbal amulets. This it the time of year to honor the faeries -- leave offerings for them of ale, milk, fruit, or bread before cutting flowers or herbs, and they may help your garden grow~



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