People wear traditional clothes as they celebrate St. John's Day and the summer solstice in Kernave, Lithuania, on June 23, 2024. AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis Whether cities or villages, many communities across Europe spend the day and night of June 24 celebrating Midsummer. Congregating around bonfires, or sometimes maypoles, sporting handwoven wreaths of wildflowers or oak leaves, they’ll sing, jump, dance, eat, drink, catch up and celebrate the arrival of the longest day of the year.