Editing Summer (section)

==Activities==
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[[File:Biokúpalisko Sninské rybníky 011.jpg|thumb|Summer is usually the season of travel, swimming, summer vacation for many people, and also the season for fruits and plants to fully develop.]]
[[File:Atlantic Ocean shoreline in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.jpg|thumb|right|Hotels and tourists along the [[Atlantic Ocean]] shoreline in [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]] in summer]]
People generally take advantage of the high temperatures by spending more time outdoors during summer. Activities such as travelling to the [[beach]] and [[picnic]]s occur during the summer months. Sports including [[cricket]], [[association football]] (soccer), [[horse racing]], [[basketball]], [[American football]], [[volleyball]], [[skateboarding]], [[baseball]], [[softball]], [[tennis]] and [[golf]] are played. 

[[Water sports]] also occur. These include [[water skiing]], [[wakeboarding]], [[human swimming|swimming]], [[surfing]], [[tubing (recreation)|tubing]] and [[water polo]]. The modern [[Olympics]] have been held during the summer months every four years since 1896. The [[2000 Summer Olympics]], in [[Sydney]], were held in [[Spring (season)|spring]] and the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], in [[Rio de Janeiro]], were held in [[winter]].

In the United States, many television shows made for children are released during the summer, as children are off school.

Conversely, the music and film industries generally experience higher returns during the summer than other times of the year and market their summer hits accordingly. Summer is popular for [[animated movies]] to be released theatrically in [[movie theaters]].{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}

With many schools closed, especially in Western countries, travel and vacationing tend to peak during the summer. Teenagers and university students often take [[seasonal industry|summer jobs]], and business activity for the recreation, tourism, restaurant, and retail industries reach their peak.

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File:Bike86.jpg|Children cycling during summer
File:Barefoot skiing.jpg|[[Barefoot skiing]]
File:Fig tree.jpg|[[Ficus|Fig trees]] bear fruit when summer is near
File:Fan in the summer.jpg|Using a handheld [[Fan (machine)|fan]] in summer
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