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Days Until Summer Solstice (Northern Hemisphere)

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June 21st, 2026

About Summer Solstice (Northern Hemisphere)

The summer solstice is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere

📚 Interesting Facts

The summer solstice is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere

At the solstice, the North Pole is tilted closest to the sun at about 23.5 degrees

Ancient monument Stonehenge is aligned with the sunrise on the summer solstice

In the Arctic Circle, the sun doesn't set at all on this day (midnight sun)

The exact time of the solstice varies between June 20-22 each year

🎊 Traditions & Celebrations

Watching the sunrise at ancient sites like Stonehenge

Celebrating Midsummer with bonfires and festivals (especially in Scandinavia)

Yoga and meditation sessions at dawn

Outdoor concerts and all-night parties in Northern countries

Making flower crowns and celebrating nature's abundance

📜 Historical Events on This Day

Ancient druids built Stonehenge aligned to solstice sunrises around 2500 BCE

Vikings celebrated Midsummer as a sacred time of fertility

1633

Galileo Galilei was forced to recant his heliocentric theory

1944

Summer solstice during World War II

Modern pagans and druids revived solstice celebrations at Stonehenge in the 20th century

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