Culture
Tuesday, 6/23, 09:33 PM
From Nordic maypoles to beach bonfires: how Midsummer lights up Europe
- As the longest days settle over the Northern Hemisphere, communities from Stockholm to Alicante mark Midsummer and St John's Eve on June 23–24 with fire, flowers and song — a constellation of celebrations that braids ancient solstice rites with a Christian feast day.