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Midsummer night from my kitchen window

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farview Fri 21-Jun-24 21:53:14

Beautiful evening

Cold Mon 24-Jun-24 11:36:37

Germanshepherdsmum

Midsummer’s day is 24 June.

Depends where you live - different countries celebrate differently

Some countries have a fixed day (like the UK does with May day bank holidays are always on a Monday and not strictly May 1st). So for example Sweden always declares Midsommar as the Friday (Midsummer Eve) and Saturday (Midsummer Day) closest to the solstice ie in 2024 it was June 21st and 22nd in Sweden

Some places celebrate the actual solstice (20th June this year).

Other countries incorporated the the pagan Midsummer into the feast of St John the Baptist to be celebrated June 24th.

So dates can differ for those of us not in the UK.

Germanshepherdsmum Mon 24-Jun-24 12:41:05

I’m in England where it is 24 June.