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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt
Which reminds me of a question I've always wanted to ask from our honored native English speakers: when, exactly (or approximately) is "Midsummer Night"?
In France there was traditionally a celebration at the summer solstice (la Saint Jean), now instead we have La fête de la musique, which is supposed to be an urban equivalent as a time for everyone to rejoice and be merry. Insert preferred well-wishing politically correct term here. In France "festif" is a favorite, with "convivial" a close second. Personally I would go for "noisy"  |
Stay away from it.
It's a pagan fertility rite.
usually is the solstice, but it changes from place to place.
Don't worry about details. English have always had funny ideas about the whole thing of flowers and bees.