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Små grodorna being danced at midsummer, 1969, Årsnäs, Sweden. Små grodorna (Swedish for "The Little Frogs") is a traditional Swedish dance and song traditionally performed at midsummer, where the participants dance around the maypole. The dance involves movements that illustrate body parts that frogs lack, namely "ears" (öron) and "tails ...
Midsummer is the quintessential Swedish celebration and a highlight in the cultural calendar. For many, it’s also a holiday synonymous with a certain amount of decadence and debauchery, whether ...
Midsummer Dance is an 1897 oil on canvas painting by the Swedish artist Anders Zorn. There are three versions of the painting; the most well-known one is exhibited at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. [1] Another version, painted at the same time, is now exhibited at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. [2]
The Sweden Day Committee of greater New York sponsors the annual Sweden Day. This traditional event occurs during the summer solstice at Manhem Club, on the sound in Throggs Neck , New York. This festival of Midsummer features the raising of the maypole , traditional food, music, folk dancing, games, prizes and camaraderie.
A Midsummer Night's Party (Swedish: Sommaren med Göran – En midsommarnattskomedi, literally "The Summer with Göran – A Midsummer-Night's Comedy) is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 31 July 2009, [1] directed by Staffan Lindberg.
A midsommarkrans (Swedish for 'Midsummer wreath') is a wreath made of flowers and leaves. [1] A midsommarkrans is usually worn during the Midsummer celebrations in Sweden . [ 2 ] It is the traditional headgear of a Sommar i P1 host during the presentation show in early June.
It is the best-known piece by Alfvén, and also one of the best-known pieces of music in Sweden. The score, published around 1906, describes it as: [1] [A] fantasy on popular Swedish folk melodies depicting the moods evoked by an old-time Swedish Midsummer wake; the dancing and games around the May-pole through the magic night of Midsummer Eve ...
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