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
To stand beneath an elder-tree, and this night will be St. John's Eve!
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. by Various
On that St. John's Eve we had talked with friends on the old mysteries of this day of pagan festival.
From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Macleod, Fiona
It is believed in many parts of Europe that treasures can be found on St. John’s Eve by means of the fern-seed.
From Devil Stories An Anthology by Various
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