![Women jump over a campfire during the Ivan Kupala festival in the town of Turov Women jump over a campfire during the Ivan Kupala festival in the town of Turov](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sumer_solstice1.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
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![Women jump over a campfire during the Ivan Kupala festival in the town of Turov Women jump over a campfire during the Ivan Kupala festival in the town of Turov](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sumer_solstice1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Performers participate in a pre-hispanic dance to celebrate the beginning of the Summer Solstice during the inauguration of a museum at the archaeological site of Tak'Alik A'Baj in Retalhuleu Performers participate in a pre-hispanic dance to celebrate the beginning of the Summer Solstice during the inauguration of a museum at the archaeological site of Tak'Alik A'Baj in Retalhuleu](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sumer_solstice2.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Members of the Limachi family, and others from the community living along the shores of Lake Titacaca, inspect a reed boat in Suriqui island on Lake Titicaca Members of the Limachi family, and others from the community living along the shores of Lake Titacaca, inspect a reed boat in Suriqui island on Lake Titicaca](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sumer_solstice3.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![A SANCTUARY IN THE ANDES TO RECEIVE THE CHANGE OF ERA A SANCTUARY IN THE ANDES TO RECEIVE THE CHANGE OF ERA](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sumer_solstice4.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Summer Solstice, Avebury stone circle Summer Solstice, Avebury stone circle](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sumer_solstice5.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![SWEDEN CELEBRATES MIDSUMMER DAY SWEDEN CELEBRATES MIDSUMMER DAY](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sumer_solstice6.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Foguerons Festival held in the Gr‡cia district of Barcelona Foguerons Festival held in the Gr‡cia district of Barcelona](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sumer_solstice7.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![People take part in the Ivan Kupala festival near the town of Rakov People take part in the Ivan Kupala festival near the town of Rakov](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sumer_solstice8.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![A couple celebrates summer solstice at a stone carved marker for the summer solstice at the Kokino megalithic observatory A couple celebrates summer solstice at a stone carved marker for the summer solstice at the Kokino megalithic observatory](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sumer_solstice9.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![People take part in a group yoga practice on the morning of the summer solstice in New York's Times Square People take part in a group yoga practice on the morning of the summer solstice in New York's Times Square](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sumer_solstice10.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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