Master of Navel Gazing on Nostr: Why do the English call today midsummer. Wouldn't midsummer be August 1st or so? ...
Why do the English call today midsummer. Wouldn't midsummer be August 1st or so? Halfway between summer solstice and autumnal equinox?
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