#summer_solstice__June_21__midsummer June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
exclusion: #winter_solstice
supertype: #solstice either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
part of: #June the month following May and preceding July
part of: #Gregorian_calendar__New_Style the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 AD to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752
part of: #springtime__spring the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year"
part of: #summer__summertime the warmest season of the year; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore"
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