CELEBRATING THE SUMMER SOLSTICE with one of the best "ESOTERIC MOVIES" EVER WRITTEN- "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!!!"...(from the Magic Wand/Pencil of the Magicians of Disney) (WATCH & LEARN)
The term "solstice" is derived from the Latin words SOL (sun) and SISTERE (to stand still), because the Sun's relative position in the sky at noon does not appear to change much during the solstice and its surrounding days.
The rest of the year, the Earth's tilt on its axis—roughly 23.5 degrees—causes the Sun's path in the sky to RISE and FALL from one day to the next.
You may wonder why, if the solstice is the longest day of the year—and thus gets the most SUN-light—the temperature usually doesn't reach its annual peak until a month or two later.
It's because water, which makes up most of the Earth's surface, has a high specific heat, meaning it takes a while to both heat up and cool down.
Because of this, the Earth's temperature takes about SIX weeks to catch up to the Sun. (bobbeethehater.blogspot.com)
