Doug asked me to start a thread about the traditions concerning "Sankt Hans Aften" Midsummer eve or St. Johns eve, since I mentioned it in my reply to restoration challenge #34.
Midsummer Solstice has been celebrated for centuries in northwestern Europe. In Denmark and most of the scandinavian and baltic area people still celebrate midsummer or solstice around the 23. june with bonfires and some kind of feast or party. In Denmark people sing traditional midsummer songs together with family and friends at the bonfire, while in Sweden it is still a holiday.
With a short search I have found a couple of danish and swedish links (in english):
http://www.sprog.auc.dk/ecsp/news/sthans.htm
http://hem.passagen.se/farila/midsum.htm
Mogens
Midsummer Solstice has been celebrated for centuries in northwestern Europe. In Denmark and most of the scandinavian and baltic area people still celebrate midsummer or solstice around the 23. june with bonfires and some kind of feast or party. In Denmark people sing traditional midsummer songs together with family and friends at the bonfire, while in Sweden it is still a holiday.
With a short search I have found a couple of danish and swedish links (in english):
http://www.sprog.auc.dk/ecsp/news/sthans.htm
http://hem.passagen.se/farila/midsum.htm
Mogens
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