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From the astronomical perspective, days continue to lengthen from equinox to solstice and summer days progressively shorten after the solstice, so meteorological summer encompasses the build-up to the longest day and a diminishing thereafter, with summer having many more hours of daylight than spring.
Midsummer takes place over the shortest night of the year, which is the summer solstice, or on a nearby date that varies with tradition.
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