As alot of you want to know more about Sweden and Swedens culture now is the perfect time. Midsummer is this Friday and it's a pretty big celebration here in Sweden. Also in other Nordic countries. ... Germany aswell i think?
Midusmmer in Sweden is one of the most important holiday in Sweden and is celebrated by most people here.
To celebrate here in Sweden we put flowers in our hair,dance around a may pole, eat a typical swedish midsummer lunch ( salmon, egg, potatoe, pickled herring, this cheese pie type thing etc) and also many take the chance to drink lots of midsummer!!
Midsummer is celebrated on Friday between 19th-25th of June! Why we celebrate, well thats a long history which i dont know alot about. But i know it has something to do with Christianity, summer solstice & evil spirits and witchs - hence why in some countries they light bonfires on Midsummer. (In sweden we do that on Valborg...30th April)
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^^2012.... Not so much celebration.. more a chance to drink & of course strawvberries because it was midsummer!! ^_^
Im also going to post a little midsummer video later... if you want to know more :)
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