midsummer feast
June festival meal
A midsummer feast is a celebratory meal held around the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.
These gatherings are traditional in Scandinavian countries, where Midsommar involves outdoor dining, seasonal foods like pickled herring and fresh strawberries, and rituals marking the height of summer.
The term applies broadly to any festive meal celebrating midsummer: We're planning a midsummer feast in the garden.
- solsticeDay of maximum tilt
- bonfireLarge outdoor fire
- maypoleTall ribbon-wrapped post
- maypole danceFolk circle around adorned post
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
longest · daylight · midnight sun · white nights · pagan · flowers · flower crown · dancing · folk music · wreaths · harvest · ritual · Nordic · pickled herring · Swedish · strawberries · strawberries and cream · meadow
- feastsbanquet, thanksgiving dinner, wedding banquet, Christmas dinner, gala dinner
- gatheringsgathering, gatherings, parties, party, reunion
- Midsummermidsommar, solstice, longest day, midnight sun, solstice rituals
midsummer feastfamine
Severe food shortage
fast · Lenten fast · rationing · starvation
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