As the length of the day reaches its maximum, Europe is preparing to mark midsummer. Here are the best places to join in with the revelries.
Marked on or around the longest day of the year — the summer solstice — midsummer is celebrated across Europe, especially in the north. The mystery surrounding the day means it’s difficult to say with certainty why or when these celebrations began, though folklore points towards farming and harvesting traditions to thank the sun for a fruitful year.
Today, Swedes flock to the countryside with family and friends. If you don’t have any Swedish friends who can bring you along to the celebrations, Stockholm hosts several public midsummer events for visitors. Families visiting the capital, should head toopen-air museum for folk music, flower and birch wreath making and the central event — the raising of the maypole.
Typically, an animal effigy is set alight on the fjord waters of Sukkerbiten, and various other public events take place at theThe mysticism associated with midsummer runs deep in Latvia, with many still believing in a whole host of folk traditions.Jāņi, as it’s known locally, is a pagan festival that’s still marked every year. This year, it takes place overnight from 23-24 June.
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