Source: Reno Gazette-Journal
On June 25, 2005 the Reno Gazette-Journal reported, "For [pagans], [summer is] a time to rejoice and worship the life-giving energy forces they call Lord and Lady, or god and goddess. 'This is when the Lord and Lady are at their height of joining,' said Al McKeel at a recent summer solstice ritual. 'They are at their highest peak together.' Paganism is a nature-based, polytheistic religion with many belief systems. In Northern Nevada, most of the estimated 500 participants practice variations of wicca or druidism, said Kim Pennington-Dozier, who was high priestess last Saturday at the Children of Temple Earth summer solstice ritual at Crystal Peak Park... About 25 people participated in the celebration, many in long robes tied with knotted belts that revealed their status and years of study... Eight times a year pagans gather to celebrate a shift in the earth's energy."