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Today is Midsummer, the sun is at it`s highest point on the sky, this is the longest day and the shortest night. Midsummer is a joyous, magickal celebration. The two major symbols of the Sabbat are the sword, symbol of the God, and the cauldron, symbol of the Goddess. It??™s an excellent time for hand-fasting or weddings, communicating with Nature spirits and divination. It`s believed that the boundaries between the worlds are thin; the portals between them are open, especially at twilight. This is the Feast of Faeries; Pagans can welcome them for they bless humans with joy and insight. Pagans believed that the festival bonfires had great power and that prosperity and protection could be received by jumping over them. Cold embers from fires were charms against injury and bad weather during harvests. They were placed around fields and orchards of crops to protect them and ensure abundance.