A midsummer Celebration is on its way !
Friday 24 juni 2005, Midsommarafton.
todays post is becouse i thougth it was much more fun to describe traditions from sweden the to do something else !!
yes we crazy swedes have the weird habbit of doing silly things all year around and this must be the weirdest tradition we have in sweden
beside the event in april called valborgsmässoafton (dont ask LOL i always get drunk and forget that holiday ... or i sleep it off ... depending on how many fireworks and how loud peapole sing) and lucia thats in december (13 th of december)
but rigth now its all about midsommar !
midsommar is a holliday when you sing and dance around a big dildo whith balls upside down and stuck to the ground ...
so here it goes !
in my own words this tradition is probobly the only one i think is actully fun if your a kid .... you get to dance around a pole and sing silly songs and make silly noises !
if your above that age ... like between 18-40 you prolly just go out and sit and watch while getting drunk or you join in and dance ...(drunk of course) or you wait until later when kids left and then dance around the pole and sing and drink and have fun whith your friends or you could do as i do .... just dont show up and stay .... not so sober at a pub instead !
(found 2 translated pages that described todays all activitys alla around sweden today... there child friendly and i am not LOL !)
midsummer 2000
and
simple
(also found someone from usa describing this celebration ... LOL)
Midsommar celebration in Harstena
We made way for Harstena, an island, which plays host to the Midsommar holiday every year. It is celebrated much like our 4th of July is here with outdoor cooking, drinking, family and friends gathering for well, eating and more drinking. There's nothing like smoked salmon, Swedish potatoes, some raw greens, a few shots of Aquavit chased by some champagne to put everyone in the mood for singing old folk songs.
The Swedish language is so interesting. I spent years toiling with French culture and language and found Swedish to be very odd to my Latin trained mind. These family dinner songs they sang seemed innocent as the oldest to the youngest person joined in. From the language and tone of the songs I thought they were innocent little ditties similar to favorite American camp songs. But no! They were funny little tunes about adult infidelity.
It was just another of the many surprises I learned about these hearty people. The Midsommar holiday is a very old pagan rite to celebrate the Spring Equinox. I was warned by Petra that during the festivities something wonderful and strange would happen to me. She was right. After a couple of weeks on the boat with the family, eating Eel, Flounder, Salmon, Elk, working in the field with the doctor, and receiving all that loving from Petra, I was quickly changing into a Viking.
The men must have sensed this mutation overtaking me too because they began to show me how to be a provider of food for the clan. One of these varied responsibilities was net fishing. I was taken out with on a small motorboat by one of Petra's cousins. With Petra to keep us company we laid about 50 feet of net out in the harbor over night. When we scooped it out the next day they counted 40 fish. "Darrell caught 40 fish", Petra's aunt welled out! Dr. Sundquist approached me with several other men and congratulated me for a fine catch of Flounder. From that day forward when I was introduced to friends of the family the men congratulated Petra for having found a 'good man'. (end of his rant)
that was all from me today folks !
//Missy
todays post is becouse i thougth it was much more fun to describe traditions from sweden the to do something else !!
yes we crazy swedes have the weird habbit of doing silly things all year around and this must be the weirdest tradition we have in sweden
beside the event in april called valborgsmässoafton (dont ask LOL i always get drunk and forget that holiday ... or i sleep it off ... depending on how many fireworks and how loud peapole sing) and lucia thats in december (13 th of december)
but rigth now its all about midsommar !
midsommar is a holliday when you sing and dance around a big dildo whith balls upside down and stuck to the ground ...
so here it goes !
in my own words this tradition is probobly the only one i think is actully fun if your a kid .... you get to dance around a pole and sing silly songs and make silly noises !
if your above that age ... like between 18-40 you prolly just go out and sit and watch while getting drunk or you join in and dance ...(drunk of course) or you wait until later when kids left and then dance around the pole and sing and drink and have fun whith your friends or you could do as i do .... just dont show up and stay .... not so sober at a pub instead !
(found 2 translated pages that described todays all activitys alla around sweden today... there child friendly and i am not LOL !)
midsummer 2000
and
simple
(also found someone from usa describing this celebration ... LOL)
Midsommar celebration in Harstena
We made way for Harstena, an island, which plays host to the Midsommar holiday every year. It is celebrated much like our 4th of July is here with outdoor cooking, drinking, family and friends gathering for well, eating and more drinking. There's nothing like smoked salmon, Swedish potatoes, some raw greens, a few shots of Aquavit chased by some champagne to put everyone in the mood for singing old folk songs.
The Swedish language is so interesting. I spent years toiling with French culture and language and found Swedish to be very odd to my Latin trained mind. These family dinner songs they sang seemed innocent as the oldest to the youngest person joined in. From the language and tone of the songs I thought they were innocent little ditties similar to favorite American camp songs. But no! They were funny little tunes about adult infidelity.
It was just another of the many surprises I learned about these hearty people. The Midsommar holiday is a very old pagan rite to celebrate the Spring Equinox. I was warned by Petra that during the festivities something wonderful and strange would happen to me. She was right. After a couple of weeks on the boat with the family, eating Eel, Flounder, Salmon, Elk, working in the field with the doctor, and receiving all that loving from Petra, I was quickly changing into a Viking.
The men must have sensed this mutation overtaking me too because they began to show me how to be a provider of food for the clan. One of these varied responsibilities was net fishing. I was taken out with on a small motorboat by one of Petra's cousins. With Petra to keep us company we laid about 50 feet of net out in the harbor over night. When we scooped it out the next day they counted 40 fish. "Darrell caught 40 fish", Petra's aunt welled out! Dr. Sundquist approached me with several other men and congratulated me for a fine catch of Flounder. From that day forward when I was introduced to friends of the family the men congratulated Petra for having found a 'good man'. (end of his rant)
that was all from me today folks !
//Missy
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