Assertion: summer solstice | /r/Synonym | midsummer
Facets:
value: on other planets
type: LOCATION
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
value: in many cultures
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The word solstice comes from Latin sol, meaning "sun", and sistere, meaning "to stand still"; however, the summer solstice is also known as "midsummer" in many cultures, because it is considered to be closer to the middle of summer than the beginning of it.
text: The summer solstice is especially significant in Sweden where it is called Midsummer, and a tree was set up and decorated in each town for the villagers to dance around.
text: The summer solstice (midsummer), occurs when the earth's tilt on its axis is inclined towards the sun at an angle of 23.4o.
text: In earlier times, the summer solstice (AKA Midsummer) marked the beginning of the season that contains the utmost bounty, abundance, and beauty.
text: Summer Solstice is also known as Midsummer, First Day of Summer, June solstice (in Northern Hemisphere) and the longest day of the year.
text: In Scandinavia, summer solstice, known as Sankthans or Midsummer, is celebrated on June 24.
text: Summer Solstice, sometimes known as Midsummer, Litha, or St. John's Day, occurs in the middle of June.
text: The summer solstice, also known as estival solstice or midsummer, occurs when one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun.
text: The summer solstice (or estival solstice), also known as midsummer, occurs when a planet's rotational axis, or geographical pole on either its Northern or its Southern Hemisphere is most greatly inclined toward the star that it orbits.
text: This article is wrong when it says that the "Summer solstice" is also known as midsummer.
text: However, the paragraph has a flat statement that the summer solstice is also known as midsummer, even on other planets.
text: The summer solstice, also known as midsummer, occurs when one of the Earth’s poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun.
text: The summer solstice, also known as midsummer, happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere.
text: The summer solstice, otherwise known as midsummer, marks both the longest day and the shortest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and is technically the official start of summer.
text: The summer solstice—also called midsummer—has long been recognized and often celebrated by many cultures.
text: The summer solstice—also called midsummer—has long been recognized and often celebrated by many cultures.
text: Also called midsummer, The Summer Solstice is also the longest day of the year (except at the poles, where it remains light out for a full 24 hours for six months around this same time).
text: The summer solstice—also called midsummer—has long been recognized and often celebrated by many cultures around the world.