Also proclaimed as Emancipation Day by the Florida legislature. Annually, on the summer solstice. Note that in the Southern Hemisphere today is the beginning of winter. Celebrates the beginning of summer with maypoles, music, dancing and bonfires. Observed mainly in northern Europe, including Finland, Latvia and Sweden.
Time approximates the summer solstice.
The Democratic Republic of Congo was previously known as Zaire. Commemorates the independence from Belgium in 1960.