Midsummer is a celebration of the season of summer usually held at a date around the summersolstice. It has pagan pre-Christian roots in Europe.The early Christian Church designated June 24 as the feast day of the early Christian martyr St John the Baptist, and the observance of St John's Day begins the evening before, known as Saint John's Eve. These are commemorated by many Christian denominations, such as the Roman Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, and Anglican Communion, as well as by freemasonry. In Sweden, Midsummer is such an important festivity that there have been proposals to celebrate the National Day of Sweden then, instead of on June 6. There and in Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Midsummer is a publicholiday. In Denmark and Norway, it may also be referred to as St. Hans Day.
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