Midsummer Night's Eve (Selective Cloze, CAE)?

In Europe, Midsummer Night's Eve, also known as St John's Eve, occurs on June 23rd. It ---terminatesconceivesoriginatesinitiates from the pagan celebrations of the summer solstice which were held on June 21st. On that night throughout Europe bonfires were lit along hillsides to ---celebratecommemoratecommiseratehonour the shortest night of the year. It must have looked as if some kind of violent insurrection was taking ---locationspace placesite down the coast of Scotland and England, but these signal fires in fact had a very important purpose. Bones of farm animals ---revivedsacrificedslaughteredassassinated the previous autumn were burned and, when the fires had ---extinguishedsmothereddousedgone out , the remaining ash was put to good use: it was spread on the fields to enrich the land and ---safeguardendangerassureensure a good harvest. The word 'bonfire' is ---deriveddevelopeddecayedevolved from 'bone fire'.
In Brazil too St John's Eve means bonfires and fireworks. Another quaint tradition involves the ---propellinglandingejectinglaunching of small paper hot-air balloons, although they are ---barredsanctionedprohibitedoutlawed by law in the cities because of the fire ---certaintyperiljeopardyhazard . Bonfires mark the beginning of spring rather than the summer in Sweden and are lit on the last night of April. In the Swedish Midsummer's Eve ---custompracticeceremonytradition , held on June 24th, a large pole, decorated with flowers and leaves, is placed in the ground.
Thistles also have a ---trivialseriousdecisivesignificant role in the celebration of Midsummer's Night in Europe. In the past they were thought to ---deflectavertattractward off witches. The pretty, prickly plant was nailed over barn doors and used in wreaths, the circular shape being a ---signsymbolpasswordlogo of the turning of the seasons. Wheels faced with straw and soaked in pitch were lit from the bonfires and then rolled down hills.
There is less risk of fire in a tradition ---uniquecommonmutualprevalent to many Slavic countries. Young women and girls float little baskets of flowers and lighted candles down streams. Local boys swim out to ---set freerescuesalvageliberate a basket, find the girl it belongs to and claim a dance at the town's Midsummer's Eve Party.