Between the 20th and 22nd of June, the Earth's semi-axis leans toward the Sun. It's the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, and daylight seems endless. Around the world, people celebrate the change of season with bonfires, festivals and different celebrations. In addition, it is a perfect time to travel because, if the world is a place worth discovering, it is even more so when the days are so long and people are happy and celebrating. These are some destinations that we have chosen to get carried away by the magic of summer.
GUATEMALA
The Mayan city of Tikal, buried in the Petén forest, was the region’s most powerful until about 3,000 years ago. Absorb the energy of the surrounding nature in the celebration of summer solstice.
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ICELAND
In Reykjavik, one of the best electronic music festivals in the world is held: the Secret Solstice Festival.
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ALASKA
How would you celebrate the summer solstice if you lived less than 250 km from the Arctic Circle, with sunlight scarce for much of the year? Tens of thousands of people come each year to Fairbanks to enjoy the Midnight Sun Festival
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PERU
We head to the southern hemisphere, in Peru, where in Cuzco takes place the Inti Raymi, the Sun Festival, an ancient Inca religious ceremony honouring the god Inti. It is a symbol of gratitude to Mother Earth for her kindness in the production and harvest of traditional products. It is celebrated with music and dance.
FINLAND
Finns traditionally paid homage to the god Ukko, to whom offerings were made and bonfires lit to ask for good harvests and drive away evil spirits. Today, the shortest night of the year remains important to Finns, marking summer’s arrival after the long, cold winter.
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CUBA
Music, dance and carnival are the protagonists of the feast of San Juan in this city of eastern Cuba, a celebration that goes back three centuries.
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KYRGYZSTAN
The Oral History of Kyrgyzstan has been speaking for at least 40,000 years about the Uluu Ot or Sacred Fire. It is lit again as a bonfire in the summer solstice, when migration is represented from Africa a Central Asia of its inhabitants.
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