Summer solstice
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The summer solstice or estival solstice occurs when one of Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. It happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere. The summer solstice is the day with the
Sunrise at Stonehenge in England during the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere
Earth during the summer solstice in June 2017
Diagram of Earth's seasons as seen from the north. Far left: summer solstice for the Northern Hemisphere. Front right: summer solstice for the Southern Hemisphere.
The solstice being celebrated at Stonehenge in England
Midsummer
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Midsummer or Midsommar is a celebration of the season of summer, taking place on or near the date of the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the longest day of the year. The name midsummer mai
Summer solstice
…festivals and rituals. Traditionally, in temperate regions (especially Europe), the summer solstice is seen as the middle of summer and referred to as "midsummer", although today in some countries and calendars it is seen as summer's beginning. On the summer solstice, Earth's maximum axial tilt toward the Sun…
Midsummer bonfire in Tysnes Municipality, Norway
Midsummer Eve Bonfire by Norwegian artist Nikolai Astrup (c.1915)
A maypole at Midsummer near the Kastelholm Castle in Sund, Åland
Swedes celebrating Midsummer, Möja island in the Stockholm archipelago