2.9.2 Midsummer
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This article is from the Nordic countries FAQ, by Antti Lahelma and Johan Olofsson, with numerous contributions by others.
2.9.2 Midsummer
Midsummer's eve is The Greatest Festival during the year. This day
huge phallic poles are dressed in green leaves and lot's of flowers,
erected, and then people dance ring dances around it, and play games
and make babies.
It's easy to see the connection with the pagan rite with the purpose
to help give good harvests in the autumn. Due to the heavy partying
no-one is able to work the day after, why at least the Swedish
government has moved the holliday from the real midsummer's eve to the
nearest Friday.
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