Special events and other funny days

Summer solstice is the time when the Earth is at the point of the orbit, where the northern hemisphere is most strongly inclined towards the sun. When the sun is in the south in the middle of the day, it has its greatest height above the horizon in the year, and it is the day that has the greatest day length. In everyday speech it is often said that the sun turns at this time. At the Tropic of Cancer, the sun reaches the zenith in the middle of the day at this time.

In the northern hemisphere, summer solstices occur on either June 20 or 21. In the southern hemisphere, it occurs on 21 or 22 June ...

No panty day is a participatory holiday which is celebrated on June 22 every year.

This is a day geared more towards ladies, but guys can participate too. It's a day for not wearing any panties.

Midsummer is the period of time in the middle of the summer. The exact dates vary among different cultures, but is primarily held close to the summer solstice. The celebration predates Christianity, and has existed under different names and traditions around the world.

The undivided Christian Church designated June 24 as the feast day of the early Christian martyr St John the Baptist, and the observance of St John's Day begins the evening before, on june 23, known as Saint John's Eve.