Yes--"Flora Day" in Padsow (Devon England) is on the eighth of May. That's 46 days, or one-eighth of the year, before midsummer. The solstice is midsummer's day. The start of summer is early May (in most places celebrated on the first, for convenience to match up with the twelve months).
The old May-Day carols celebrate summer's arrival.
Yes--"Flora Day" in Padsow (Devon England) is on the eighth of May. That's 46 days, or one-eighth of the year, before midsummer. The solstice is midsummer's day. The start of summer is early May (in most places celebrated on the first, for convenience to match up with the twelve months).
The old May-Day carols celebrate summer's arrival.