June 21 - Midsummer

Midsummer Day is today. However it has been celebrated between June 21 through June 25 as the summer solstice moves about. The solstice will occur at 11:39 am CDT this year.  In England June 24th was designated a feast day for St. John the Baptist to replace the earlier Druid celebration of midsummer at Stonehenge. 

St. John was not only the herald of the Christ, but he was also Jesus' cousin.  The son of Elizabeth and Zechariah.  He is said to have been born on June 24th which would make him six months older than Jesus. 

Traditional celebrations include the lighting of bonfires the night before.  There is dancing, often around a May pole and a great outdoor feast.