A festival with ancient roots, Midsummer is celebrated across Scandinavia and northern Europe. While good weather is never guaranteed, a long, light evening is. Outdoor celebrations including maypole ...

Have you ever heard of the celebration Midsummer Day? The holiday is celebrated predominantly in the northern hemisphere on the first day of the summer solstice. Historically, the day marks the ...

Officially, summer began Tuesday. And already it’s half over? Tuesday, we all know, was the summer solstice — longest day of the year, Earth’s axial tilt, astronomical start to summer, yada, yada. But ...

KHOTIV, Ukraine (AP) — Despite war-time restrictions, Ukrainians marked midsummer with festivals that featured frenetic folk dancing, flower decoration and jumping over bonfires. The festival of Ivana ...