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Mid'summer Eve'



Chiefly Brit.
the evening preceding Midsummer Day: formerly believed to be a time when witches and other supernatural beings caused widespread mischief. Also called Mid'summer Night', St. John's Eve, St. John's Night.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

Midsummer Daymidsummer madness
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