Holiday folklore expert, Waverly Fitzgerald, shares the information she has collected on the traditions and customs common to summer holidays. Learn how to honor the major symbols of the holiday: fire, water, and plants. Features the various herbs, flowers and trees associated with the holiday, particularly roses and St. John’s Wort. Includes recipes for herb liqueurs and rose-flavored feasts, as well as instructions for making rose beads, Gardens of Adonis and wreaths to wear while dancing around the Midsummer fire.