Midzomerfeest
Also known as Midsummer Festival, Saint John's Day, Saint John's Feast, Saint John's Festival, Feast of Saint John the Baptist, Summer Solstice Festival, Midsommar
feestdag op 24 juni
Key facts
- Holiday.holiday_name
- MidsummerSummer Solstice
- Holiday.image
- Mittsommerfest in Norwegen, Insel Tysnes IMG 4425WI.jpg
- Holiday.caption
- Midsummer bonfire in Tysnes Municipality, Norway
- Holiday.observedby
- Traditionally: Europe Canada United States Liturgically: Roman Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, Anglican Communion
- Holiday.date
- A date close to the summer solstice
- Holiday.celebrations
- Festivals, bonfires, feasting, singing, maypole dancing
- Holiday.observances
- Church service, reenactments of the life of Saint John the Baptist, processions, baptisms, and church weddings
- Holiday.type
- Cultural and Religious
- Holiday.significance
- Marks the traditional middle of summer, and birth of John the Baptist
- Holiday.relatedto
- Nativity of John the Baptist, Saint John's Eve, Kupala Night
- Holiday.nickname
Article · Nederlands
Het midzomerfeest verwijst naar de zomerzonnewende op 21 juni en de voor-christelijke feestelijkheden die hiermee gepaard gaan in voornamelijk Noord-Europa. Oorspronkelijk werd dit feest gevierd op 24 juni, dus drie dagen na de feitelijke zonnewende.
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