Midsummer

festival associated with the summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere
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Midsummer

Summary

Midsummer ranks in the top 0.73% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,845 views/month, #571 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Midsummer followed Midsummer's Day[2].
  • Midsummer is a type of festival[3].
  • Midsummer is part of summer[4].
  • Midsummer's Commons category is recorded as Midsummer[5].
  • Midsummer is the opposite of Midwinter[6].
  • Midsummer comprises jumping over the fire[7].
  • Midsummer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Midsummer[8].
  • Midsummer's Commons gallery is recorded as Midsommar[9].
  • Midsummer's partially coincident with is recorded as St John's Eve[10].
  • Midsummer's different from is recorded as Nativity of St. John the Baptist[11].
  • Midsummer's history of topic is recorded as History of the Junina Festival[12].

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Definition and Type

Midsummer is a type of festival[3]. Midsummer is the opposite of Midwinter[6].

Use and Application

Midsummer comprises jumping over the fire[7]. Midsummer is part of summer[4].

Why It Matters

Midsummer ranks in the top 0.73% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,845 views/month, #571 of 77,819).[1] Midsummer has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Midsummer is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of summer
    Different from Nativity of St. John the Baptist
    Aliases
    History of topic History of the Junina Festival
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 5321, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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