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Laurie Waters, Debbie Bancroft==
Midsummer Party 2013==
Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY==
July 13, 2013==
©Patrick McMullan==
Photo - Owen Hoffmann/ PatrickMcMullan.com==
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TITANIA
What, wilt thou hear some music,
my sweet love?
BOTTOM
I have a reasonable good ear in music.
Let’s have the tongs and the bones.
Midsummer’s Night Dream; Act IV, Scene i
DUKE
Now, my co-mates and brothers in exile,
Hath not old custom made this life more sweet
Than that of painted pomp? Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Here feel we not the penalty of Adam,
The seasons' difference; as the icy fang
And churlish chiding of the winter's wind,
Which when it bites and blows upon my body,
Even till I shrink with cold, I smile and say
'This is no flattery; these are counsellors
That feelingly persuade me what I am.'
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head;
And this our life, exempt from public haunt,
Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
I would not change it.
As You Like It; Act II, Scene i
It's Midsummer Eve. I'm spending Midsummer at home, it's getting cloudy, tv is on, there is a documentary movie about Trekkies. Tomorrow I'm going to see some neighbours and if weather is ok, we are having coffee & cakes outside. This morning I went to city centre, some last minute grocery shopping, city was really quiet... wonderful. All the stores closed at noon, and will be open again on Sunday.
From wikipedia:
Before 1316, the summer solstice was called Ukon juhla, after the Finnish god Ukko. In Karelian tradition, many bonfires were burned side by side, the biggest of which was called Ukko-kokko (the "bonfire of Ukko"). After the celebrations were Christianized, the holiday is known as juhannus after John the Baptist (Finnish: Johannes Kastaja).
Since 1955, the holiday is always on a Saturday (between June 20 and June 26). Earlier it was always on June 24. A lot of the celebration of midsummer takes place on midsummer eve, when many workplaces are closed and shops have to close their doors at noon.
In the Finnish midsummer celebration, bonfires are very common and are burnt at lakesides and by the sea. Often two young birch trees are placed on either side of the front door to welcome visitors.
In folk magic, midsummer was a very potent night and the time for many small rituals, mostly for young maidens seeking suitors and fertility. Will o wisps were believed to be seen at midsummer night, particularly to finders of the mythical "fern in bloom" and possessors of the "fern seed", marking a treasure. An important feature of the midsummer in Finland is the white night and the midnight sun. Because of Finland's location spanning around the Arctic Circle the nights near the midsummer day are short or non-existent. This gives a great contrast to the darkness of the winter time.
Many Finns leave the cities for Midsummer and spend their holiday in the countryside. Rituals include bonfires, sauna and spending time together. Heavy drinking is also associated with the Finnish midsummer.
Many music festivals of all sizes are organized on the Midsummer weekend. It's also common to start summer holidays on Midsummer day. For many families the Midsummer is the time when they move to the countryside to their summer cottage by the lake. Midsummerday is also the Day of the Finnish Flag. The flag is hoisted at 6 pm on Midsummer eve and flown all night till 9 pm the following evening.
Lisa Anastos, Alice Judelson==
Midsummer Party 2013==
Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY==
July 13, 2013==
©Patrick McMullan==
Photo - Owen Hoffmann/ PatrickMcMullan.com==
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The Zurich Ballet performs "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Shanghai Grand Theatre.
© Documentarypictures.com
Christopher French, Britta Le Va, Joe Zucker==
Midsummer Party 2013==
Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY==
July 13, 2013==
©Patrick McMullan==
Photo - Owen Hoffmann/ PatrickMcMullan.com==
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Ready for Midsummer – the best Swedish holiday! Wine glasses, beer glasses and shot glasses, candles and flowers.
Jon Cohen, Allison Morrow, Janet Foster, Mike Foster==
Midsummer Party 2013==
Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY==
July 13, 2013==
©Patrick McMullan==
Photo - Owen Hoffmann/ PatrickMcMullan.com==
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Atmosphere==
Midsummer Party 2013==
Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY==
July 13, 2013==
©Patrick McMullan==
Photo - Owen Hoffmann/ PatrickMcMullan.com==
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Christina Martin, Nick Martin==
Midsummer Party 2013==
Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY==
July 13, 2013==
©Patrick McMullan==
Photo - Owen Hoffmann/ PatrickMcMullan.com==
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Atmosphere==
Midsummer Party 2013==
Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY==
July 13, 2013==
©Patrick McMullan==
Photo - Owen Hoffmann/ PatrickMcMullan.com==
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Add more beer and of course snaps (no, not like peach snaps, more like some kind of bitter herbs mixed with vodka)
Regina Glocker, Jack deLashmet==
Midsummer Party 2013==
Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY==
July 13, 2013==
©Patrick McMullan==
Photo - Owen Hoffmann/ PatrickMcMullan.com==
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St John's Day. Midsummer pole in Esplanade Park, Helsinki. Seurasaaren asettama juhannussalko Esplanadilla.
Roland Nivelais==
Midsummer Party 2013==
Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY==
July 13, 2013==
©Patrick McMullan==
Photo - Owen Hoffmann/ PatrickMcMullan.com==
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32nd Midsummer fest, Sweden hills, Tobetsu, Hokkaido on July the 21th 2015.
Canon T90, Tamron 28-80mm F3.5-4.2, negative for cinema (F64D) developing time 5minutes at 30 Deg.C.
I cannot explain what is the cause of blue stain on the image. Might be due to insufficient washing after processing....?
... in the middle of winter... Midsummer light, the cieling light in my bedroom, designed by Tord Boontje - playing with assignment # 3. Silhouette. You know...back-lighting on purpose - I had a tough time choosing a photo for this one - would also have liked to use one where my son is posing in front of a sunny window Ari - but, there can be only one so....