what actually happens at the Solstice is that the northern tropic, Cancer, is directly lined up with the Sun. it's the northernmost that the sun is directly in line with the earth, which is why there's tropics. so maximum Sun in the northern hemisphere (all this of course is the opposite in the south).
the "beginning of Summer" belief is pretty much bs: warmest days start begin. June thru begin. of Sept on average. peak in July since the Earth takes a little time to be heated up. this can be observed daily: highest Sun is at noon, but it takes a couple of hours for the Earth to be heated, so usually hottest time of day is a couple hours past noon.
so a good time of course to enjoy the Sun and Earth, but also to give thanks, maybe even energy and a little sacrifice (of your time and effort at least) for all that they provide, life, and all parts of which humans survive. giving us nature, vegetation, feed etc. not to mention enjoyment, other health (e.g sunlight stimulating vitamins within us), the mental and physical light of day. a great great entity unto itself.
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