Midsummer!

Midsummer, my personal favorite, maybe after Christmas. Originally it was a pagan celebration that Christianity didn’t manage to get rid of when it came along, so instead of prohibit it was said to be the birthday of john the Baptist. Well, not so much in reality. We really celebrate the sun and fertility. We dance traditional dances round the midsummer pole and listen to classic Swedish summer songs. We make crowns of wild flowers and eat fresh potatoes, herring and strawberries for dessert. And to go with it all of course some Swedish snaps!

Ill start my celebrations down by the lake, dancing and singing with flowers in my hair together with family and locals from the village. Then I’ll go eat dinner and celebrate and dance some more with friends in the evening. It will be a good good day.

Last year it looked something like this..

In the middle of a dance with sweetest Isabelle 

Last year Linda hosted the celebrations!

The must-have strawberry cake!

Happy midsummer!