Midsommar Eve

A big part of summer in Sweden is the Midsommar celebration. Most of the festivites happen on Friday, and it’s a really big deal.  When you live somewhere that it’s dark for a good portion of the year, the longest day of the year is reason to celelbrate!  We spend the day with friends in the village of Lid, close to where we rented our second cabin.  We gather at their house, eat a bit of lunch, practice a few tunes, and then walk into the village to play around the Midsommar pole.  Then back to the house, play some music, drink some “bubbel” (champagne), and start fixing dinner.  Even though it’s a sort of potluck, there’s still a lot to do.  And usually the table is set outside, but it was cool and breezy with a good chance of rain, so we moved it all indoors…which made for cozy conditions.

Sunset the evening before….9:30 p.m.

There was more than this…still prepping.

Everyone pitched in….                              Good thing we’re all friends!
The pole is marched around the field, and then set in place.

Ring-dances                                            

It warmed up a bit after fika!