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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 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 Swedish Dances (German: Schwedische Tänze), Op. 63 by Max Bruch is a set of fifteen dances. They were published in two books by N. Simrock in 1892 in Berlin. There are versions for violin and piano (first version), piano four-hands , military band, and full orchestra.
Some Swedish-speaking Finns call the holiday Johannes or Johanni after the Finnish term juhannus – or more accurately after the Biblical John the Baptist (="Johannes Döparen" in Swedish). In folk magic, midsummer was a very potent night and the time for many small rituals, mostly for young maidens seeking suitors and fertility.
Pages in category "Swedish folk dances" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. H. Hambo; P. Polska ...
In Sweden, Midsummer's Eve and Midsummer's Day (Swedish: Midsommarafton and Midsommardagen) are traditionally celebrated from the eve of the Friday between the week of June 19–25. The event is considered to be one of the most important holiday of the year and one of the most uniquely Swedish in the way in which it is celebrated. [7]
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Dancing around the midsummer pole, in Åmmeberg, Sweden. A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, around which a maypole dance often takes place. The festivals may occur on 1 May or Pentecost , although in some countries it is instead erected during Midsummer (20–26 June). In some cases, the ...