| Dates Between 21 June and 23 June on a modern (Gregorian) calendar Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Pronunciation li'the ('th' as in 'these') Meaning From the Old English month-name Līða, 'warm, gentle' Other names Known in Bree as the Summerdays Indexes: Alphabetical: L Time and Calendars About this entry: Updated 27 March 1999 Updates planned: 2 The days around Midsummer A group of three feast days of the Shire Calendar that fell around Mid-year's Day (in a leap year, the Lithe also included the special feast-day of the Overlithe). Two of these Lithedays were actually named 'Lithe': 1 Lithe fell on modern 21 June, while 2 Lithe usually fell on modern 23 June, but on 24 June in a leap year. See also... Afterlithe, Forelithe, Free Fair, Lithe, Midsummer, Shire Calendar Indexes: Alphabetical: L Time and Calendars About this entry: Updated 27 March 1999 Updates planned: 2 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile. |
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