Just had a look in my dictionary ,and under midsummer day it says :June 24
The feast of St John the Baptist in England, Ireland, and Wales, one of the
four quarter days. See also summer solstice. Fried Froggy )

"Jo Ling" wrote in message
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Split the difference and go for the 22.5th of June ;-)

Jo

Ophelia wrote in message
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"Mark" wrote in message
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Look everyone...we need to clear up one or two points here.

(1) 21st June is the Summer Solstice, which to most people is
traditionally
called Midsummers Day or the 'Start of Summer' (which I think is
weird,
but
hey...). It is the longest day of the yesr for the northern
hemisphere,
and
is determined by the Earth's orbital inclination, or tilt, of 23.5
degrees.

(2) Any other traditional dates mean very little other just dates, as
the
calendar has changed so many times since these traditions began.

So lets stop arguing - 21st June it is


Oeerrrrr so manly What do you think ladies?

O ))