Essentially, Midsummer is a celebration dedicated to summer (of course), denoting to harvest, fertility and prosperity for the days to come.
In celebration of this year's Midsummer, Kulturen museum hosted a cultural celebratory day complete with Maypole and traditional dances. I feel exceptionally Swedish!
Many Swedes participate in the activities on Midsummer, including dressing up to folk-dance in traditional costumes (mostly women, although I did see a few men wearing flower crowns too!) while playing the dancing game "Små grodorna", where everyone hops around the Maypole wile singing about little frogs. It's adorable and a joy to watch!
Itinerary: Friday 21 June (Midsummer Eve)
- Opens from 10:00 - 17:00
- The Maypole is put up at 12:30
- Public dances around the Maypole occur at 13:00, 14:00, 15:00 and 16:00 in half-hour intervals
- A fold dance show by Lunds Studenters Folkdanslag takes place at 14:30 - 15:00
Ticket prices: (1 May - 15 September)
- Students SEK 65
- Adults SEK 130
- Senior Citizens SEK 100
- Children aged 0 - 18 and members of the museum free admission
View of the Maypole just before it was erected!
So cute! The public were invited to help decorate the Maypole in different summer flowers
SO COOL
Dance show! All commentary was in Swedish but it was fun to watch and clap along
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