Summer solstice festival in ancient Sumeria, people celebrating with music and dance

Summer solstice festival in ancient Sumeria, people celebrating with music and dance
Download Print
The Summer solstice festival was an important celebration in ancient Sumeria, a civilization that thrived in Mesopotamia over 4,000 years ago. The festival was a time for people to come together and celebrate the beginning of summer, with music, dance, and offerings to the gods.

Tags

cultural-themes festivals-around-the-world summer-solstice-festivals

May be interesting

Kwanzaa kinara with candles lit and surrounded by a community of people celebrating the seven principles of Kwanzaa
A Native American woman crafting traditional regalia at a powwow festival
Summer solstice festival in Iceland, people celebrating with traditional food and drinks
Summer solstice festival at Stonehenge, people dancing and celebrating
New Norvegia festival in Norway, people celebrating with traditional food and drinks
A lion dance drummer playing a drum during the Lunar New Year festival
Midsummer festival in Sweden, people dancing around a maypole
Saint John's Eve festival in Norway, people dancing around bonfires
Midsummer festival in Sweden, people dancing around a maypole
Coloring page of a Carnival parade with flowers in spring
Saint John's Eve festival in Norway, people dancing around bonfires
Kwanzaa kinara with candles lit and surrounded by a space for reflection and introspection
A red lantern during the Lunar New Year festival
Summer solstice festival in ancient Sumeria, people celebrating with music and dance
New Norvegia festival in Norway, people celebrating with traditional food and drinks
Summer solstice festival at Stonehenge, people dancing and celebrating
Summer solstice festival in Iceland, people celebrating with traditional food and drinks
Summer solstice festival in Ukraine, people celebrating with traditional food and drinks
A group of young Native American dancers and drummers performing together at a powwow festival
Summer solstice festival in ancient Sumeria, people celebrating with music and dance
Midnight Sun festival in the land of the Midnight Sun, people celebrating the eternal daylight
Traditional Chinese New Year lion dance performance, with a colorful dragon
Midnight Sun festival in the land of the Midnight Sun, people celebrating the eternal daylight
Summer solstice festival in Ukraine, people celebrating with traditional food and drinks
↑