St. John's Eve
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In the cooling night air, I pedaled to Bayou St. John, where voodoo priestess Sallie Ann Glassman was leading a St. John’s Eve head-washing ceremony.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2018
St. John’s Eve, or Midsummer’s Eve—the shortest night of the year—is still celebrated with bonfires in late June in Western Europe, especially Scandinavia.
From Slate ● Dec. 21, 2012
Frazer's Golden Bough speaks of May Day customs, Maypole dances, keeping St. John's Eve and Midsummer Day, as survivals of religious festivals of great importance.
From Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women by Benton, Caroline French
Goethe was initiated into Freemasonry on St. John's Eve, 1780.
From Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Webster, Nesta H.
On the fourth day he and Don Quixote, accompanied by Sancho and six of the band, made their way toward Barcelona; and on the night of St. John's Eve they reached the city.
From The Story of Don Quixote by Choate, Florence
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