Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Midsummer Hauwa'u" tana nufin maraice kafin tsakiyar rani, wanda shine lokacin lokacin rani, yawanci yana faruwa a ranar 21 ga Yuni. A cikin al'adu da yawa, ana yin bikin Hauwa'u ta tsakiyar rani a matsayin bikin biki tare da tashin gobara, liyafa, da al'adun gargajiya daban-daban.
