Assertion: summer solstice | /r/HasProperty | pagan tradition
Facets:
value: historically
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Midsummer” is a pagan tradition where in ancient times bonfires were lit to protect from evil spirits thought to roam freely during this time and in later years witches were said to be meeting powerful beings during this time as well.
text: In Scandinavia, for example, many people celebrate Midsummer, a historically pagan celebration in which people feast and dance around a maypole.
text: Before Christianity was introduced in Denmark, the summer solstice was a pagan holiday that honored the sun for providing energy for plants to grow.