green days

The market year · X of XXIV · a great turn

Midsummer

also São João

São João fires · the cherries

Opens
24 June
Holds
21 days
Season
Summer

Midsummer is turn X of the twenty-four the European market year runs on, and one of the eight great turns. It opens on 24 June and holds 21 days, until St Swithin takes over on 15 July.

Walk to Midsummer

On the stall

What is in season at the middle of this turn, computed from the green days catalogue. Med marks what only shows up in Mediterranean markets, North what only shows up north of them.

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