June 18, 2010
Source: Beliefnet/Religion News Service
https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2010/06/pagans-to-pray-for-earths-heal
Bonfires, drum circles, dancing, candlelit meditation and other ceremonial rituals help usher in the summer solstice at the annual Pagan Spirit Gathering, now in its 30th year in the United States.
Along with celebrating the longest day of the year on Monday (June 21), this year's weeklong festival at a campground in Salem, Mo., will also feature prayers to help the Earth recover from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.