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'''Lithe''' is a [[fiction]]al [[holiday]] from [[J. R. R. Tolkien's]] ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' saga. It is a Midsummer holiday in [[the Shire]]. It is mentioned in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

Lithe fell between [[Forelithe]], the sixth month of the year, and Afterlithe, the seventh month. In most years there were three Lithedays: 1 Lithe, Midyear's Day, and 2 Lithe. In Leap-years there was a fourth Litheday called Overlithe between Midyear's Day and 2 Lithe. Midyear's Day and Overlithe were not assigned any weekday, while 1 Lithe always fell on a Friday and 2 Lithe was a Saturday. Lithe and the Midwinter holiday called [[Yule (Middle-earth)|Yule]] were the two major holidays in the Shire. Lithe was a time of great feasting and merriment. During Lithe, the Free Fair was held on the White Downs, where [[Hobbit]]s gathered to celebrate and to buy and sell goods. Every seven years at the Free Fair during Lithe, an election was held for the office of [[Mayor of Michel Delving]].