Complete the following article. use only one word for each space.

Celebrating summer

All-couples day, Midsummer, Thing-Tide, Vestalia, call it (1) you will, the Summer Solstice - normally celebrated (2) the 21st of June in the northern hemisphere - has long been (3) day for rejoicing and (4) part in seasonal festivities.

June 21st is the longest day of the year, and is therefore the day (5) the most hours of daylight. This alone was (6) to make our prehistoric ancestors happy. In addition to the extra hours of light, (7) , it was also a day that symbolically marked the end of the long cold winter - a season (8) meant hardship and hunger to those who had no choice (9) to rely on the land and its produce for (10) livelihood.

(11) these early peoples, this time of year also had religious and spiritual importance. Summer was seen (12) the season of fertility and growth - the time of the sowing and cultivation of crops. It was (13) the favoured time for young couples to wed. Aspects of this tradition are (14) seen today. The full moon in June is referred to as the honey moon and from this we (15) named the celebratory trip that newlyweds go on that (16) ,of course, the honeymoon.