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Old 24th June 2012 | 10:34
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mach 84
 
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From: On the dark side of the moon
usually the fires are lit on the 21st of june, to mark the beginning of summer,
in german called "sonnenwende" as from then the days are getting shorter,
now this fires are lit on the weekend before or after, for convenience.
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