The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, the day with the most daylight hours. This is when the sun is at its peak, or zenith, the most powerful day of the year for solar energy, and the ...

As the day begins in late June, people collect flowers and herbs from meadows and riverbanks, fashioning them into wreaths. They craft effigies out of willow and straw of the ancient deities Kupalo ...

Despite having holidays at all times of the year, the summer solstice is when Swedes really celebrate. Is it so surprising that inhabitants of one of the world’s most northerly countries want to ...