'Summer solstice' photo (c) 2011, Caroline - license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

The Summer Solstice arrived two days ago (it will be on June 21st in 2014), and I thought I’d start putting together a quick list of related resources that could at least be ready for use next year!

I hope others will make additional suggestions.

Here’s a beginning list of the best resources for learning about the summer solstice:

Summer Solstice 2013: Why It’s the First Day of Summer is from National Geographic.

Here’s a slideshow from National Geographic.

Seasons Interactive

Ways to Celebrate the Summer Solstice is from Smithsonian Magazine.

Summer solstice 2015: Five questions and answers about the longest day of the year is from The Washington Post.

Summer Solstice 2016: Why do we celebrate the longest day of the year? What is the ‘Strawberry Moon’? is from The Independent.

The summer solstice is Monday: 7 things to know about the longest day of the year is from Vox.