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The solstice being celebrated at Stonehenge in England. There is evidence that the summer solstice has been culturally important since the Neolithic era. Many ancient monuments in Europe especially, as well as parts of the Middle East, Asia and the Americas, are aligned with the sunrise or sunset on the summer solstice (see archaeoastronomy).
Up to the present day, the Rus' Midsummer Night (or Ivan's Day) is known as one of the most expressive Kyiv Rus' folk and pagan holidays. Ivan Kupala Day is the day of summer solstice celebrated in Ukraine on 23 June NS and 6 July OS. Before the day was named for St John, this was a celebration of a pagan fertility rite involving bathing in water.
In India, the birthplace of the ancient practice of yoga, the summer solstice is traditionally celebrated with mass yoga sessions throughout the nation. And the United Nations’ International ...
• George the Victorious, on whose day the summer season begins [14] • John the Baptist, on whose day the summer solstice is celebrated [15] [1] • Demetrius of Thessaloniki, on whose day the summer season ends [14] According to many researchers, Kupala Night is a Christianized Proto-Slavic or East Slavic celebration of the summer solstice ...
Once a staple for ancient civilizations' festivities, the summer solstice continues to be celebrated around the world: Midsummer festivals in Sweden, mountaintop bonfires in the Austrian Alps, the ...
Revelers celebrate the summer solstice as the sun rises at Stonehenge, near Amesbury, in Wiltshire, southern England on June 21, 2023. This year, the solstice is on June 20, 2024, and is the ...
Jāņi is an annual Latvian festival celebrating the summer solstice. Although, astronomically the solstice falls on the 21st or 22nd of June, the public holidays—Līgo Day and Jāņi Day—are on the 23rd and 24th of June. The day before Jāņi is known as Līgosvētki, Līgovakars or simply known as Līgo. [1]
Summer solstice 2024: When is the longest day of the year? The summer solstice 2024 will occur on June 20 at 4:51 p.m. EDT, according to the National Weather Service. What is the summer solstice?