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Wikipedia: Midsummer may simply refer to the period of time centered upon the summer solstice, but more often refers to specific European celebrations that accompany the actual solstice, or that take place around the 24th of June and the preceding evening. The exact dates vary between cultures.
![[Solstice fire in Montana]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Solstice_fire_Montana_s.jpg "Solstice fire in Montana")
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![[The Praça da Ribeira, in Porto, during São João.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Festa_de_Sao_Joao_28Porto_29_s.jpg "The Praça da Ribeira, in Porto, during São João.")
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![[Bonfire at Almadrava beach on Saint John's night]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Sant_joan_marina_alta_2007_s.jpg "Bonfire at Almadrava beach on Saint John's night")
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![[Norwegian St. Hansbål (bonfire) in Bergen.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/SankthansaftenBergen_s.jpg "Norwegian St. Hansbål (bonfire) in Bergen.")
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![[Danish bonfire with the traditional burning of a witch]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Skt_Hans_b_C3_A5l_2Bheks_s.jpg "Danish bonfire with the traditional burning of a witch")
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![[Danes celebrating Midsummer by singing the Midsummer hymn by the bonfire]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/3839_Danes_singing_Midsommervisen_by_the_fire_s.jpg "Danes celebrating Midsummer by singing the Midsummer hymn by the bonfire")
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![[Midsummer bonfire in Mäntsälä, Finland]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Midsummer_bonfire_s.jpg "Midsummer bonfire in Mäntsälä, Finland")
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