Midsummer

Midsummer is a festival that celebrates love and music through feast. It occurs between July 30th and August 1st on the Calendar of Harptos. It was a time when love advanced, and it was said the deities themselves took a hand to ensure good weather. If bad weather was experienced on this night it was considered an extremely bad omen. Shieldmeet occurred the day after Midsummer on leap years.

On This Day

 * Worshipers of Akadi gather at the monastery atop Mt. Blask, the site of the first known Akadi shrine.
 * Worshipers of Beshaba engage in revels of rudeness and destruction.


 * Midsummer morning, priests of Lathander perform the Song of Dawn.
 * Worshipers of Lliira open a holy festival with the Swords Cast Down ritual in which weapons are thrown on the ground with chanting and covered with fresh flowers.
 * Worshipers of Loviatar celebrate the Rite of Pain and Purity by dancing in a circle upon broken glass or other sharp objects.
 * On Midsummer Night, worshipers of Mielikki observe planting rites and the Wild Ride, when herds of unicorns assemble and allow them to ride bareback through the forest.
 * Worshipers of Milil celebrate the Grand Revel with feasting, dancing, and the performing of parodies and wicked satire in song.
 * Worshipers of Silvanus consider Midsummer Night holy, and often give sacrifice by breaking and burying an object constructed of wood.
 * Worshipers of Shiallia invite friendly creatures to join in feasting, dancing, and singing.
 * Worshipers of Sune spend the night playing flirtatious games in forests and parks.
 * Worshipers of Talos call for storms and lightning.
 * Worshipers of Tymora engage in a night of daring adventure, wild revels, mischievous pranks, and romantic trysts.