On midsummer in Sverige everything seems to close for the midsummer eve celebration and people head near beaches or lands to celebrate midsummer together. The cities can be packed with traffic and people coming and going to the celebration through out the day on midsummer. Swedish families gather and celebrate with songs and dance as they have in the past traditions of Midsummers. The children dance and sing along to a frog song and some of the adults and parents even join in with the swedish kids dancing. The Swedish Children dance to a funny frog song as they dance and almost seem to be hoping around while singing the song. Next year for Midsummer in Sweden I will try to get that Swedish Dance on video also.

    Some Swedish people start their midsummer celebrations by picking flowers and making wreaths to hand on maypoles. The maypole is a pole the Swedes dance around for Midsummers in Sweden. The maypole is put up in an open area for Swedish people to gather and dance around while singing swedish songs. Photos of the maypole and videos of the dancing around the maypole can be found on this website for information about Midsummer in Sweden and about Swedish History and Culture.

   Midsummer Eve in Sweden lots of Swedish families eat potatoes and fresh strawberries with cream as well as fish or a grilled or bbq meal. Swedes get together and have large parties with families, friends, neighbors and even continue their own parties at home after leaving social events. Swedish girls and guys of legal age drink cold beer and schnapps sometimes to celebrate Midsummer in Sweden. Swedish tradition and culture form the past tells of how Swedes would dance outside near lakes and oceans or in the hills and wooded areas ect.

   On the way home from midsummer parties Swedish girls and Swedish women would 7 pick different flowers and place their hand picked flowers under their pillows at night. The swedish tradition of picking flowers and placing them under their pillows was said to be in hopes that their future husbands would appear to them in their dreams that night. Midsummer's is said to be a magical time for love and finding ones love ect. My first Midsummer in Sweden was sure a very beautiful and romantic time for it marked my 3 years of wedding to the worlds best and most romantic husband. Midsummer Eve is said to be a popular time for weddings and engagements in Sweden. Many weddings and engagements in Sweden take place on midsummer eve.

    In Norway, Finland, and Denmark they have a celebration of their own. The Finish, Danish, and Norwegian summer parties are not like the Midsummer Eve celebrations in Sweden. Sweden seems to be the only country that really does celebrate Midsummer Eve in such ways. Midsummer Eve is a well known summer party special to Swedens.

  Though the Norwegian, Danish and Finish celebrations are not the same traditions as Swedish Midsummer they still celebrate in very cool Nordic Ways. In Norway, Finland and Denmark the have bon fires and celebrate what is called Saint Hans or Sankt Hans. Dänen und Norweger Sankt Hans. Danish parties, finish parties and norwegian parties are a bit different but, they of course celebrate near this time since it is mostly a nordic event and celebration. Sweden is known for Midsummer Eve and seems to be the best country to visit for a real Midsummer Eve Party!

Valborg was fun as you can guess but, midsummers eve is also a very special Holiday in Sweden.

 Read above about Nordic Parties and Nordic Celebrations on MidSummer eve. If you searched mid summers eve and were wanting to know about mid summers eve in europe you can read about midsummers eve here. June 19th is Mid Summers Eve this year. Every 7th year June 19th could be a double party for Mid Summers & the day I said I do forever. 3 years of marriage to a wonderful, sexy, wise and loving swedish man feels more like every day it is still our honeymoon. As Europe is the most beautiful place the world you can then imagine that Europeans have the most beautiful hearts and minds in the world. I guess in ways then for me Midsummer was a time for love as well. Midsummer Eve is a very special day for us here in Sweden for it is my first Midsummer's in Sweden as well as marking 3 years of marriage to the worlds best husband. grin.

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