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Summer Solstice Sabbat (also known as Midsummer, Alban Hefin, and Litha) is celebrated the first day of Summer. Traditional ritual herbs: chamomile, cinquefoil, elder, fennel, hemp, larkspur, lavender, male fern, mugwort, pine, rose, Saint John's wort, wild thyme, wisteria, and verbena. Altar decorations traditionally include summertime flowers, love amulets, seashells, aromatic potpourri, Summer fruits. Traditional Sabbat incense: frankincense, lemon, myrrh, pine, rose, and wisteria. Sacred Sabbat gemstones: all green gemstones, especially emerald and jade. Sabbat deities: Aphrodite, Astarte, Freya, Hathor, Ishtar, Venus, and other goddesses who preside over love, passion, and beauty. Candle colors: blue, green, yellow. The traditional Pagan foods of this Sabbat are fresh vegetables, Summer fruits, pumpernickel bread, ale, and mead.
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