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Midsummer's Day

British  

noun

  1. June 24, the feast of St John the Baptist; in England, Ireland, and Wales, one of the four quarter days See also summer solstice

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"However, a less-used parallel system holds that June 21st is actually Midsummer's Day, which then requires the start of summer to be in early May."

From Salon Feb. 2, 2023

Magdalene was an event planner with a headset and clipboard during the Midsummer’s Day festival.

From Washington Times Mar. 20, 2017

On Midsummer's Day, skiers set off from Aonach Mor on the Nevis Mountain range as thick fog covered the hills of Fort William.

From BBC Dec. 24, 2013

She is born on Midsummer's Day, when legend held that Lordly Ones walked the earth to steal earth-children, leave faery changelings in their stead.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, on December 5, a little more than two weeks before Midsummer’s Day, Endurance set sail from Grytviken.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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