Midsummer celebrations

Midsummer takes place in June and is a celebration of the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. It is one of the most celebrated holidays in Sweden. We dance around a leafy pole and do dances. Then we make crowns with flowers in it. The point of the tradition is celebrating that daytime is longer than nighttime and that it is bright. A traditional lunch is served in the garden with pickled herring, new potatoes, cured salmon and drinking snaps followed by a drinking song.

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