1) Hot time 2) Hottest time of the year 3) June 21 4) Peak resort time 5) Solstice 6) Summer solstice 7) Time for Shakespeare 8) Vacation time for many Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/midsummer
Midsummer, also known as St John`s Day, is the period of time centered upon the summer solstice, and more specifically the Northern European celebrations that accompany the actual solstice or take place on a day between June 21 and June 25 and the preceding evening. The exact dates vary between different cultures. The Christian Church designated .... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer
(from the article `Walcott, Derek`) ...uses a tenser, more economical style to examine the deep cultural divisions of language and race in the Caribbean. The Fortunate Traveller (1981) ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/88
The time of the summer solstice, about 21 June. Midsummer Day, 24 June, is the Christian festival of St John the Baptist. ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
Mid'sum`mer noun [ Anglo-Saxon midsumor .] The middle of summer. Shak. Midsummer daisy (Botany) , the oxeye daisy. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/64