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the year's high noon, where light overstays its welcome and shadows nearly forget themselves
longest dayNorthern hemisphere's peak daylight, up to 24 hours near poles
swedish ritualSwedes pole-dance around flowers and eat pickled herring
midnight sunAbove the Arctic Circle, the sun never sets
ancient stonesStonehenge aligns precisely with the solstice sunrise
witching hourFolklore claims plants gain magic powers that night