Happy Midsummer Eve

Hope you have a pleasant evening everyone!

midsummer evening? hmmm
let me look that up ^^

for others who dont know what it is i goggled it :D

European midsummer-related holidays, traditions, and celebrations are pre-Christian in origin. They are particularly important in Northern Europe - Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania

The celebration of Midsummer's Eve was from ancient times linked to the summer solstice. Some people believed that mid-summer plants, especially Calendula, had miraculous healing powers and they therefore picked them on this night. Bonfires were lit to protect against evil spirits which were believed to roam freely when the sun was turning southwards again. In later years, witches were also thought to be on their way to meetings with other powerful beings.
In Sweden, Mid-summer celebration originates from the time before Christianity; it was celebrated as a sacrifice time in the sign of the fertility[citation needed].
The solstice itself has remained a special moment of the annual cycle of the year since Neolithic times[citation needed]. The concentration of the observance is not on the day as we reckon it, commencing at midnight or at dawn, as it is customary for cultures following lunar calendars tend place the beginning of the day on the previous eve at dusk at the moment when the Sun has set. In Sweden, Finland and Estonia, Midsummer's Eve is considered the greatest festival of the year, comparable only with Walpurgis Night, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve.
In the 7th century, Saint Eligius (died 659/60) warned the recently converted inhabitants of Flanders against the age-old pagan solstice celebrations. According to the Vita by his companion Ouen, he'd say: "No Christian on the feast of Saint John or the solemnity of any other saint performs solestitia [summer solstice rites] or dancing or leaping or diabolical chants."

happy midsummer!

here in Latvia, we do celebrate it... with beer and chease ;D all country gets drunk for 2 days... fck yeah! :D

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here in Latvia, we do celebrate it... with beer and chease ;D all country gets drunk for 2 days... fck yeah! :D

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How awesome. Beer + cheese. OAWH!

4th of july is right around the corner...

AMERICA, FUCK YEAH.

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Originally Posted by Linda

here in Latvia, we do celebrate it... with beer and chease ;D all country gets drunk for 2 days... fck yeah! :D

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Thats not fair :(

i know, LAtvia is hardcore like that... ;D

4th of July, guns, fireworks, lots of beer and BBQ's country wide.

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For us, we just wait a couple more days and call it "Canada Day"
we too celebrate with beer :o

and Igloo's, and snowstorms, and polar bears and penguins? O.o