Bonfire on the beach at Nivaa Harbour in celebration of midsummer and St. John's Eve. Flames reflected in the shallow water in the sound Øresund.

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Midsummer and St. John's Eve (in Danish sankthansaften) are celebrated by lighting bonfires at sunset. Most often with a rag witch on top.

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Location: Nivaa Harbour, North Zealand, Denmark
Photo credit: © Niels Quist / Alamy / Afripics
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