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The summer solstice—Sunday, June 21—is nature’s grand pause, marking the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the official start of summer, while down under it signals the shortest day and the beginning of winter. Rooted in ancient traditions from Stonehenge to Sweden’s midsummer revelries, this celestial event stems from Earth’s tilted axis, which tilts our hemisphere toward the sun for maximum daylight. Though meteorologists kick off summer on June 1, the solstice is a precise astronomical moment when the sun reaches its highest point before beginning its slow retreat—setting the stage for shorter days until December’s winter solstice.

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