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Summer solstice 2024: Date, time and midsummer traditions to celebrate
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMany towns and villages across Britain still mark the day. One ritual was the lighting of fires,...
Maypoles, pickled herring and sack races: What to expect from midsummer in Sweden
Euronews via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOne of the key parts of the festivities is the dancing around a maypole, including the iconic Little...
The mystical pagan traditions still celebrated in Sweden at Midsummer
CNN.com· 5 days agoPerhaps you’ve seen the viral YouTube clip of the Hollywood actress Alicia Vikander explaining to...
Midsommar in New Sweden Kicks Off!
WAGM· 6 hours agoThe events kicked off with locals gathering flowers Friday morning to help decorate the maypole. Usually, they meet here and drive up to Carlstrom hill...
'No such thing as bad weather,' Minnesotans remind ourselves, as it rains and rains and rains on our...
Tribune via AOL· 6 days agoOn Midsommar, like most days these days, it rained. A Saturday downpour drenched the maypole and soaked the flowers waiting to be woven into garlands for the Midsommar Celebration ...
Summer solstice: Everything you need to know about the longest day of the year
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe summer solstice welcomes the first official day of summer. Find out about the science of the...
Earliest summer solstice in 228 years happens Thursday
Fox Weather via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSolstices would happen indefinitely earlier every four years except for another quirky rule of the...
What to do this weekend in Philly: Chinese Lantern Festival, Kidchella
Axios· 4 days agoPlus: Hispanic Fiesta, "Batman" under the stars and Midsommarfest this weekend.
10 Fascinating Facts About the Summer Solstice
Time via Yahoo News· 4 days ago…feasting on herring and vodka… In Sweden, there are all kinds of parties celebrating the summer solstice, in which people dance around a maypole with...
Summer officially arrives with the earliest solstice in more than 2 centuries
KPBS San Diego· 5 days agoSummer officially arrives in the Northern Hemisphere on Thursday, the earliest start to the season...
