Although the solstices represent the pinnacles of summer and winter with respect to the intensity of the sun's rays, they do not represent the warmest or coldest days.
The question "why" is a bit more problematic. Twenty century followers of ancient mystical beliefs are sure that Stonehenge has a connection with summer and winter solstices.
The autumnal equinox and vernal equinox aren't even midway between the solstices, which are the days of greatest and least light of the year, she added.
In east China's Shandong Province, there is a traditional saying like this: "eat dumplings on the Winter Solstice and eat noodles on the Summer Solstice."
The mid summer solstice (mid winter below the equator) is the amplification energetic flow of all of these. And in 2011 it adds a unique energy that calls forth the.