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Maypoles, pickled herring and sack races: What to expect from midsummer in Sweden
Euronews via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWhy does Sweden celebrate midsummer? Sweden’s midsummer festivities began in the late Middle Ages...
Summer solstice 2024: Date, time and midsummer traditions to celebrate
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSummer solstice traditions Over the centuries, the June solstice has inspired many festivals and...
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...
'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 ...
When is the summer solstice 2024? What to know about the longest day of the year
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWays to celebrate the summer solstice Smithsonian Magazine reports that the summer solstice is...
Summer solstice 2024: When is the first day of summer?
WSB Radio· 6 days agoGet ready to enjoy some fun in the sun as summer solstice makes its arrival this June. The event...
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...
In 'Parade,' Rachel Cusk once again flouts traditional narrative
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 4 days agoIn her latest novel, Parade, Rachel Cusk once again flouts traditional narrative to probe questions about the connections between freedom, gender, domesticity, art, and suffering in a series ...
Summer officially arrives with the earliest solstice in more than 2 centuries
KTEP 88.5 El Paso· 4 days agoSummer officially arrives in the Northern Hemisphere on Thursday, the earliest start to the season...