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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"  |
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer#USA
Here it usually is celebrated at summer solstice - and usually involves bonfires - large bonfires!