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How are you spending the summer solstice?
Penthesilea:
Okay, I voted Doing something new and Other.
Something new is not entirely correct, but comes closest. My hubby's company is throwing a big, fat WM-Party (Soccer World Championship-Party) tomorrow and we're going. There's gonna be games and entertainment, coffee+cake, later dinner and after that public viewing of the Germany soccer match.
We've been to such events before, but they are rare, so I count it as almost new. They always have so, so many different kinds of food, normally as booths from different countries. I love trying foreign stuff, so this is right up my alley. You can have a typical Argentinian snack followed by something Hungarian, then a specialty from Switzerland and end up with a Japanese dessert for example. Yum!
The "Other" part is my usual ignoring of the solstice. ;D
Front-Ranger:
Yay, Chrissi! Boo, Truman...that's a GDBOAUS!! >:(
brianr:
I think this is the first time I have seen the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. In recent years I have travelled up here in either your Spring or Fall. I am only later this year becasue I was told Glacier National Park is not fully open until late June.
I have missed the Mid-winter carnival which is great fun in Dunedin. I read the fireworks were cancelled due to high winds. However the lantern parade went ahead.
I cannot post pictures from the paper when I do not have a mouse. If you are really interested
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/306692/city-lights-midwinter-carnival
Sason:
I celebrated Midsummer's night yesterday with friends the usual Swedish way. It's one of the biggest holidays of the year here.
Pickled herring, new potatoes, chives, hard boilied eggs, sour cream. Yum! And for desert strawberries.
And schnapps!
brianr:
--- Quote from: Sason on June 21, 2014, 03:55:12 pm ---I celebrated Midsummer's night yesterday with friends the usual Swedish way. It's one of the biggest holidays of the year here.
Pickled herring, new potatoes, chives, hard boilied eggs, sour cream. Yum! And for desert strawberries.
And schnapps!
--- End quote ---
That looks good. Never tried pickled herring but would like to do so nor schnapps but think I would give that a miss.
I forgot to add that midsummer down in the southern hemisphere gets lost being a few days before Christmas.
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