Hendricks Gin Midsummer Solstice Limited Edition Gin, 70 cl

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Astronomical Applications Department of USNO. "Earth's Seasons - Equinoxes, Solstices, Perihelion, and Aphelion" . Retrieved 2022-08-01. Bonfires have been a way to celebrate Midsummer since the Viking age, when they were lit to ward off evil spirits for the coming harvest season.

There are two solstices each year - one in the winter and one in the summer. The summer solstice occurs when the tilt of Earth’s axis is most inclined towards the sun and is directly above the Tropic of Cancer. Most Swedes travel to the countryside to celebrate Midsummer with family and friends. Many cities turn quiet, but midsummer festivities are also arranged there and all over the country. Participants are welcome to help decorate and raise the maypole. Morrill, Ann (2009). Thanksgiving and Other Harvest Festivals. Infobase Publishing. p.19. ISBN 978-1438127972. In Lisbon, in Avenida da Liberdade, there are the Marchas, a parade of folklore and costumes of the inhabitants from the city's different traditional quarters, with hundreds of singers and dancers and a vast audience applauding their favourite participants. As St. Anthony is the matchmaker saint, it is still the tradition in Lisbon to celebrate multiple marriages (200 to 300) and according to tradition, one can declare oneself to someone one fancies in the heat of the festivities by offering the loved one a manjerico (a flower-pot with a sweet basil plant) and a love poem. Further informationon the 18th century festival: Vårparnatt Ukraine [ edit ] Night on the Eve of Ivan Kupala, by Henryk Siemiradzki ( c. 1880)

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traditionally and more common in the Paulistânia cultural area and Northeastern Brazil, where it's public holiday in many states such as Pernambuco and Alagoas (in this country the celebration became a Midwinter celebration, due to the fact of being almost completely located in the Southern hemisphere) Since 1934, June 23 is also national Victory Day of Estonia and both 23rd and 24th are holidays and flag flying days. The Estonian flag is not lowered in the night between these two days. Italy [ edit ] People prepare for a Saint John's Day procession and church service in the comune of Esino Lario, Italy.

Most Scandinavian Midsummer celebrations start the night before, on Midsummer’s Eve, also known as The Feast of Saint John. They then carry on into the next day, including lots of good food and (usually) drink such as traditional aquavit. The data is arranged geographically and within the tables from the longest day to the shortest one. Times that occur the next day (21 June) are marked with +. The summer solstice occurs during the hemisphere's summer. In the Northern Hemisphere, this is the June solstice (20 or 21 June) and in the Southern Hemisphere, this is the December solstice (21 or 22 of December). Since prehistory, the summer solstice has been a significant time of year in many cultures, and has been marked by 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 the beginning of summer.

Scandinavians celebrate Midsummer with bonfires, lots of food, and enjoying the outdoors. The bonfires, which are the most common form of celebration, are a pagan ritual to ward off evil that has lasted up to the present day. Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura: Juhannuskokko". Finlit.fi. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12 . Retrieved 2012-12-25. The world 'solstice' comes from the Latin solstitium meaning 'Sun stands still', because the apparent movement of the Sun's path north or south stops before changing direction. According to some ancient Greek calendars, the summer solstice marked the start of the New Year. The summer solstice also marked the one-month countdown to the opening of the Olympic games. Jens Kristian Lings (23 June 2010). "Heksene ødelægger vor dyrebare natur | Kristeligt Dagblad". Kristeligt-dagblad.dk . Retrieved 2012-07-15.