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For the pagans - do you celebrate midsummer's eve on the date of the actual summer solstice (tomorrow AFAIK)? Or is there a fixed date in the calender that is labeled 'midsummer's eve' out of tradition, regardless of the precise timing of the solstice?
Sounds a stupid question, but as the date of the summer solstice changes over time, I was wondering if there was a date that had cemented itself in the calender over the centuries that represents 'midsummer'.
Midsummer = druids = perfect chance to dig out this clip.
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Midsummers day = 24th June, quarter day - historically the date that we used to celebrate solstice, but complicated by the changes between julian and gregorian calendars, a bit like we still celebrate Christmas on the 25th December, although it was really bolted on to an older pagan celebration...
Summer Solstice = equinox - longest day/shortest night - 21st June, celebrated tonight
Midsummer is the solstice
usually on the 21st june. It is a particular point in time. You don't celebrate midsummers eve - you celebrate the solstice This year its 11.28 gmt on the 21st
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/explore/astronomy-and-time/time-facts/equinoxes-and-solstices
[i]21st June, celebrated tonight[/i]
I think you need to check your calendar