Glad Midsommar

 The summer solstice is a big deal in Sweden.  Celebrating the longest day of the year is what one would expect from a country that spends the winter months engulfed in darkness and misery.  So Swedes take full advantage of the summer months by soaking up as much sun as possible in anticipation of the long winters.

Midsommar is the highlight of the summer festivities and holds all sorts of merriment and pagan rituals.  In general it involves lots of drinking, eating, dancing and assorted activities.  The most common and absolutely required activity is to dance around a "midsommarståg", preferably with a freshly made crown of flowers.  Needless to say, midsommar is awesome.  Better enjoy as from here on out the days are only getting shorter.

Here is a little video that gives a small taste of midsommar.  The footage for this video comes from 2011 and shows the process of making our "midsommar krans".

Glad Midsommar.

Hammie helps build a Midsommar Krans from Walker Kearney on Vimeo.