St. Hans Festival June 24 Like other Midsummer Day celebrations, the St. Hans (St. John) Festival in Norway combines both pagan and Christian customs. This festival was originally held in honor of the sun god, for the ancients believed that the sun’s change of course at the Summer Solstice was an important event. The gates of the upper and lower worlds …

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