solstice - Midsummer Festival celebration.
Picking flowers, making wreaths, decorating the maypole is key components in the celebrations. One of an old tradition to observe in the evening on Midsummer Eve is to pick up seven different species of flowers and place them under your pillow to dream about your true love. In the past it was only unmarried girls and young women who did it, nowadays it is for both men and women. The first strawberries of summer are part of menu's dessert, with cream or on a cake.