Midsummer's Eve bonfire

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• Midsummer's Eve — ▪ holiday Swedish  Midsommar , Finnish  Juhannus , Danish  Sankt Hans Aften , Norwegian  Sankhansaften        holiday celebrating the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice (June 21). Midsummer s Eve is observed… …   Universalium

• Midsummer — For other uses, see Midsummer (disambiguation). Midsummer Midsummer bonfire in Mäntsälä, Finland Also called Summer Solstice, Adonia, St. John s Feast Day, Līgo, Litha, M …   Wikipedia

• Bonfire — For other uses, see Bonfire (disambiguation). Not to be confused with campfire. Christmas bonfire in Guelph, Canada …   Wikipedia

• midsummer — (23/4 June)    Astronomically, the summer solstice is 21 June, but tradition throughout Europe reckons 24 June as Midsummer Day, and calls the night of 23/4 Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Night, or *St John s Eve, since 24 June is the feast of St John… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• St John's Eve — The evening of June 23, St. John s Eve, is the eve of celebration before the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The Gospel of Luke (Luke 1:36, 56 57) states that John was born about six months before Jesus, therefore the feast of John the Baptist …   Wikipedia

• Golowan Festival — A bagpipe band from Mid Argyll walk along Alverton Street Golowan (sometimes also Goluan or Gol Jowan) is the Cornish language word for the Midsummer celebrations in Cornwall, UK: widespread prior to the late 19th century and most popular in the… …   Wikipedia

• Carn Brea — ( kw. Karnbre) is a civil parish and hilltop site near Redruth in Cornwall, England, UK, famous for its long history of human occupation. Neolithic settlement The earliest Neolithic settlement at Carn Brea was a tor enclosure occupied between… …   Wikipedia

• Jaaniõhtu — In Estonia, aside from Christmas, Jaaniõhtu (Midsummer s Eve, also called Jaanilaupäev ) and Jaanipäev ( St John s Day ) are the most important days in the calendar. The short summer seasons with long days and brief nights hold special… …   Wikipedia

• Peder Severin Krøyer — Self portrait, 1899 Peder Severin Krøyer (23 July 1851 21 November 1909), known as P.S. Krøyer, was a Norwegian Danish painter. He is one of the best known and beloved, and undeniably the most colorful of the Skagen Painters, a community of… …   Wikipedia

• Swedish festivities — Life of Swedish peopleOver 80% of Swedes belong to the Lutheran Church of Swedencite web|title = Facts About the Church of Sweden | url=http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/default.aspx?di=37017 | accessdate = 2007 12 31] , but seldom go to church.… …   Wikipedia

• Jāņi — Infobox Holiday holiday name=Jāņi caption = Caraway cheese is traditionally served on Jāņi observedby=Latvia begins=23 June ends=24 June nickname=Zāļu diena observances=Staying up all night, making bonfires, singing, dancing, eating cheese,… …   Wikipedia