Midsummer night from my kitchen window

I’m in England where it is 24 June.

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.

I hope no one thought I was provoking someone to leave by posting about the date again. I thought I was being light hearted, after all the comments the other day.

Perhaps not. Apologies if offence caused.

My favourite time of year! I love the warm evenings and the light I find it special and magical.

It's a pity some people don't spread a little more solstice/midsummer love at this time of year like we do at Christmas.

To provoke someone into leaving this site seems especially mean spirited to me. I know I left a few years ago due to spiteful and ungenerous comments, but now I've toughened up a bit!

Does it matter 🤔! Lovely photos.

Well folks, it’s Midsummer’s Day TODAY!

Well, thank you for the discussion about the date; my father was born on June 24th 1905, which we believed to be Midsummer's Day, but were not offended if some believed it to be June 21st. Now I understand.

I agree with Mamardoit reporting the poster was also unnecessary.

Constant rain here not much sign of summer mid or otherwise.

I am happy to be told I am wrong if that is the case Mamardoit. But to be told that I am ‘nit-picking as always’ is unpleasant and unnecessary.

Poor Jenny has left GN, apparently.

PoorJenny please don't leave! There are always different opinions and behaviour on here. Let it wash over you.
It would be dull if we were all alike.

I've just spent a week with my DB who is always right. It can be tiresome living with a pedant.

keepcalmandcavachon

Bumface

Such a shame that, what started as a lovely chat with some beautiful photos, has degenerated.

Midsummer Murders

Very good keepcalm

Help! I think I will stick to the games chats in future.

Germanshepherdsmum

Have you not read PoorJenny’s posts Mamardoit?

Yes. I understand that you were correct and you didn't like someone implying you were wrong. But to report the poster was over the top.

Just my opinion of course.

Bumface

Such a shame that, what started as a lovely chat with some beautiful photos, has degenerated.

Midsummer Murders

Such a shame that, what started as a lovely chat with some beautiful photos, has degenerated.

Lovely photos

Joseann

Sure, pascal30. It's Le Golfe du Morbihan in Southern Brittany.

thankyou.. lucky you.. X

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Sure, pascal30. It's Le Golfe du Morbihan in Southern Brittany.

Mamardoit

Why report someone over anything posted here?

Why indeed, nit picking comes to mind.

Joseann

Stop being a meanie PoorJenny. GSM is factually correct in what she says.
Anyway, here's one from yesterday early evening in France where it had been a wet wet day.
Lovely photos of skies from others on here.

Hi Joseanne, lovely place but I can't quite decide where you are.. could you say the area possibly..

Have you not read PoorJenny’s posts Mamardoit?

Beautiful photos everyone and thank you for sharing.

Midsummer's day is indeed 24th June and Solstice is celebrated on 20th June. The latter term deriving from the Latin for the "sun stands still". Effectively we have reached the height of the season and each day forth leads to the all important harvest.

I could nit pick but correcting posters’ writing is against the rules here.

Why report someone over anything posted here?

Germanshepherdsmum

Thank you for reporting me, it will now make me leave these forums as I only joined a few days ago and before I did I read many posts from different posters and your comments on many of them were short and curt. I do agree on saying what you mean but there are ways and means of saying them in a nice way.

Goodbye, I won't wait to be cancelled. I will leave on my own violition.