Oman to experience longest day today National

Oman to experience longest day today

MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman will experience the longest day today (Sunday), with approximately 13 hours, 35 minutes and 33 seconds long as the country is to witness the summer solstice and the beginning of the Khareef Dhofar Season on Sunday, June 21. The phenomenon of the longest day of the year occurs when the […]

Bonfires, Maypoles and a saint’s day: How Europe celebrates the longest day of the year International

Bonfires, Maypoles and a saint’s day: How Europe celebrates the longest day of the year

Whether cities or villages, many communities across Europe spend the day and night of June 24 celebrating Midsummer. Congregating around bonfires, or sometimes maypoles, sporting handwoven wreaths of wildflowers or oak leaves, they’ll sing, jump, dance, eat, drink, catch up and celebrate the arrival of the longest day of the year. As a scholar of […]