[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> ... I still disagree Midsummer occurs on May 1st
don't tell that to my swedish friends (I'm living in sweden for a while). In
sweden 1st May IS a holiday to celebrate (among other social/labor
celebrations) the BEGINING of the summer time (or good weather)
> (it is an ancient European holiday),
Midsommardagen IS the LARGEST celebrated holiday in sweden and this year is
26th (always the saturday after the real solstice)
> though the local first day of summer does indeed depend on latitude.
>
Antonio
