midsummer madness
Warm-weather wild behavior
Midsummer madness is wild, irrational behavior attributed to the height of summer—a time traditionally associated with heightened passions and temporary insanity.
The phrase echoes Shakespeare's *Twelfth Night*: "Why, this is very midsummer madness." It suggests foolishness that's seasonal or excusable: It was midsummer madness to think we could drive cross-country in three days.
- full moonCompletely lit satellite phase
- fire ritualsCeremonial practices involving flames
- feverElevated body temperature
- folk magicTraditional supernatural practices
- lunacyExtreme irrational foolishness
enchanted forest · fertility rites · Titania · dog days · maypole dance · solstice · rage · dreamlike imagery · dizzy · insanity · Shakespearean comedy · laughter · heatwave · Puck · fairy ring · fae folk · illusion · bonfire
midsummer madnesswinter blues
Low spirits in cold months
seasonal depression · cabin fever · SAD · hibernation · dark days
midsummer madnesscool-headedness
Calm in crisis
level-headedness · sanity · clear thinking · equanimity · prudence
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