Midsummer

Midsummer, also known as St John's Day, or Litha, is the period of time centred upon the summer solstice, and more specifically the Northern European celebrations that accompany the actual solstice or take place on a day between June 19 and June 25 and the preceding evening. The exact dates vary between different cultures. The Christian Church designated June 24 as the feast day of the early Christian martyr St John the Baptist, and the observance of St John's Day begins the evening before, known as St John's Eve.

These are commemorated by many Christian denominations. In Sweden the Midsummer is such an important festivity that there have been serious discussions to make the Midsummer's Eve into the National Day of Sweden, instead of June 6. It may also be referred to as St. Hans Day.

Background

European midsummer-related holidays, traditions, and celebrations are pre-Christian in origin. They are particularly important in geographic Northern Europe - Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – but is also very strongly observed in Poland, Russia, Belarus, Germany, Netherlands, Ireland, parts of the United Kingdom (Cornwall especially), France, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Ukraine, other parts of Europe, and elsewhere - such as Canada, the United States, Puerto Rico, and also in the Southern Hemisphere (mostly in Brazil, Argentina and Australia), where this imported European celebration would be more appropriately called "Midwinter".

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream, a comedy believed to have been written by William Shakespeare between 1590 and 1597, portrays the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, to Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors (the mechanicals) who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world.

Characters

The Athenians

Night

Night or nighttime (sp. night-time or night time) is the period of time between the sunset and the sunrise when the Sun is below the horizon.

This occurs after dusk. The opposite of night is day (or "daytime" to distinguish it from "day" as used for a 24-hour period). The start and end points of time of a night vary based on factors such as season, latitude, longitude and timezone.

At any given time, one side of the planet Earth is bathed in light from the Sun (the daytime) and the other side of the Earth is in the shadow caused by the Earth blocking the light of the sun. This shadow is called the umbra. Natural illumination is still provided by a combination of moonlight, planetary light, starlight, diffuse zodiacal light, gegenschein, and airglow. In some circumstances, bioluminescence, aurorae, and lightning can provide some illumination. The glow provided by artificial illumination is sometimes referred to as light pollution because it can interfere with observational astronomy and ecosystems.

San E

Jung San (born on (1985-01-23)January 23, 1985), more commonly known by his stage name San E, is a South Korean hip hop rapper under Brand New Music. He was previously contracted under JYP Entertainment in September 2010 and terminated his contract with them in April 2013.

Biography

San E was born on January 23, 1985 in South Korea. He moved to Atlanta, Georgia, USA, when he was a middle school student. He attended the University of Georgia (UGA).

Career

2010 : Debut

San E won "Best Hip Hop Song" at the 2010 Korean Music Awards for the track "Rap Genius." Soon after he signed with JYP Entertainment. He was the first hip hop solo rapper to join the label. On September 6, 2010 JYP released a teaser of San E. On September 10 San E released a tracklist of his 1st Mini Album entitled Everybody ready?. There are various JYP artists who are featured in the album, including 2PM's Jun. K, Min (of Miss A), Joo and Yenny (of Wonder Girls). On September 16 he debuted on M! Countdown with his debut single 'Tasty San', featuring Min. On November 2, San E started another round of promotions with a music video starring Sohee (of Wonder Girls), for a track named "LoveSick." He also took part in JYP Nation's music video "This Christmas".

A Midsummer Night's Sweetness

"A Midsummer Night's Sweetness" (Hangul: 한여름밤의 꿀; RR: Hanyeoreumbamui Kkul) is a song by rapper San E and After School's Raina. It was released on June 12, 2014.

Promotions

San E & Raina had their first live stage on Mnet's M! Countdown on June 12, 2014 followed by MBC's Music Core on June 14, 2014.

Chart performance

After its release on the June 12, "A Midsummer Night's Sweetness" achieved number 1 on all ten major music charts, including Olleh, Bugs, Daum, Naver, Soribada, Genie, Mnet, monkey3, Cyworld, and MelOn.

The song debuted at number 6 on the weekly Gaon Digital Chart, and the following week it rose three spots to number 3. For the week of June 22–28 the song charted at number 1. For the month of July the song charted at number 1 on the monthly Gaon Digital Chart.

Track listing

Charts

Single chart

Music Show charts

Credits and personnel

References