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This is a great ritual for bringing the blessing of the sun into your life, which is all the more important as the seasons change. It must be performed outside.

You need:

-Incense sticks
-Yellow paper
-Reeds
-Flowers
-Red chili peppers

Time: Early morning (after dawn)

Cast a circle, making sure it had a diameter wide enough to allow you to walk around comfortably. Light an incense stick and start to cut four figures from the yellow paper. Take some of the reeds and arrange them in a shape of the star. Decorate this star with flowers and the chili peppers in the form of a pagans cross. Tie them in place with reeds. Put the star in front of you on the earth. Take the paper figures in your left hand and an incense stick in the right. Following the sun's path, circle your star seven times, wafting your incense over the offering. Chant the following words 3 times:

Brightest Goddess that light's the heavens

Warm thy soul and give me thy strength

Bury the offering with your hands. Close the circle and ground power. Take the paper figures home and put them somewhere prominent in the house to remind you of the blessing. If you want it is great to organize a party on the same day; if you don't know enough people who celebrate Wiccan festivals, just have a party with all friends and don't have anything to do with Wicca at it. The important thing on this day is to celebrate however you can.