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What should I wear to a Summer Solstice party? (Original Post) lovemydog Jun 2014 OP
Smile. antiquie Jun 2014 #1
Just a smile? lovemydog Jun 2014 #2
Sounds like my kind of party! In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #3
Heh heh lovemydog Jun 2014 #4
I'm thinking maybe dress as a druid. lovemydog Jun 2014 #5
Nekkid with a sprig of holly somewhere strategic :-) PumpkinAle Jun 2014 #6
Like on my nose! lovemydog Jun 2014 #7
Well I was thinking tucked behind the PumpkinAle Jun 2014 #8
I can shift it around. lovemydog Jun 2014 #15
Nothing. It's hot. Lochloosa Jun 2014 #9
That it is my friend. lovemydog Jun 2014 #10
Saran Wrap. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2014 #11
I always keep them in my car for nights lovemydog Jun 2014 #13
After my own heart! n/t A HERETIC I AM Jun 2014 #17
first, find out if it's gonna be hot orleans Jun 2014 #12
Yes, we could get showers later. lovemydog Jun 2014 #14
A long sleeveless dress and a nice straw hat with a wide brim. femmocrat Jun 2014 #16
Sounds nice lovemydog Jun 2014 #23
okay--so how was the party? orleans Jun 2014 #18
We didn't go lovemydog Jun 2014 #22
sounds like you had a lovely evening orleans Jun 2014 #33
I went to a Solstice party last night. mysuzuki2 Jun 2014 #19
Nice. Hope you had fun! lovemydog Jun 2014 #24
I did. mysuzuki2 Jun 2014 #29
I went to one, yesterday. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #20
Cool! How was it? lovemydog Jun 2014 #25
complicated. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #27
Ah well, hope you're enjoying a nice day today. lovemydog Jun 2014 #28
Seersucker pants...a linen shirt...a white belt with matching shoes... The Road Runner Jun 2014 #21
Haha, I wouldn't be caught dead dressing like lovemydog Jun 2014 #26
Thanks...You too! The Road Runner Jun 2014 #30
In Seattle pfitz59 Jun 2014 #31
And Seattle rocks lovemydog Jun 2014 #32

PumpkinAle

(1,210 posts)
8. Well I was thinking tucked behind the
Sat Jun 21, 2014, 09:27 PM
Jun 2014

ear but if you prefer your nose that will be okay too

Have a fun party!!!

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
14. Yes, we could get showers later.
Sat Jun 21, 2014, 10:06 PM
Jun 2014

So I'm gonna put a rain jacket in the car. Happy summer solstice to you orleans!

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
23. Sounds nice
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 05:52 PM
Jun 2014

but I'm a guy. But hey that might look great on some guys too. I just wore shorts and a cool peach colored shirt and sandals. My friend wore all black, she's hip like that. We wound up walking her dog, going to get gelato, then talked ourselves out of driving a half hour to the party.

orleans

(33,987 posts)
18. okay--so how was the party?
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 01:43 PM
Jun 2014

and what do people do at a summer solstice party?
(games? drinks? music? other?)
i only ask because i like to live vicariously through others. plus i'm genuinely interested.

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
22. We didn't go
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 05:48 PM
Jun 2014

We walked my friend's dog (beautiful border collie mix) and then got gelato at a cool outdoor espresso / gelato place. Lime/coconut and chocolate hazelnut gelato. Yum!

I still don't know what goes on at a summer solstice party. My friend told me that her friends are jazz musicians, so I'd guess they played music and looked at the sky.

I prefer to think everyone dressed like druids and ran around chanting. Just 'cause that's funny to me.

orleans

(33,987 posts)
33. sounds like you had a lovely evening
Mon Jun 23, 2014, 09:47 AM
Jun 2014

and i think that would be the perfect way to spend the summer solstice

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
28. Ah well, hope you're enjoying a nice day today.
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 06:06 PM
Jun 2014

We've turned the corner on the half year mark. Happy summer solstice to you Tuesday Afternoon!

The Road Runner

(109 posts)
21. Seersucker pants...a linen shirt...a white belt with matching shoes...
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 02:40 PM
Jun 2014

...and a bow tie just in case you want to channel your inner Tucker Carlson!






lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
32. And Seattle rocks
Mon Jun 23, 2014, 06:17 AM
Jun 2014

Happy summer solstice pfitz59! Here's some cool info from dictionary.com:

The summer solstice marks the longest day of the calendar year and the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The term solstice is derived from the Latin scientific term solstitium. Containing the Latin sol- meaning “the sun” and sistere meaning “to make stand.” Today the term solstice is used to describe the exact moment when the sun reaches its northernmost point (around June 21) or southernmost point (around December 22) from the earth’s equator.

Summer lasts from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, one of two times a year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth’s equator, making night and day approximately equal length. Days continue to lengthen from autumnal equinox to the summer solstice, after which they begin to shorten.

William Shakespeare clearly had astronomy on his mind when he chose the title A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a tale of enchantment that takes place on midsummer’s eve, or, as we commonly refer to it, the summer solstice. Shakespeare is also credited with the first-known citation of the phrase “midsummer madness,” a line uttered by Olivia in Twelfth Night after encountering a cross-gartered Malvolio. This seasonal transition was thought to be a time when witches and other supernatural beings caused widespread mischief. Additionally, some plants were thought to possess magical healing powers and bonfires were thought to ward off malicious spirits. Midsummer’s Eve is a national holiday in Sweden and Finland.

http://blog.dictionary.com/summer-solstice/

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