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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 (1897), oil on canvas by Anders Zorn. Midsummer is one of Sweden's most important traditions, second only to Christmas according to some, and is widely celebrated. It is more of a gathering for friends, rather than a family reunion like Christmas. [74]
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 ...
English: Karin Aasma in 1960. Midsummer celebrations at Årsnäs, which was started in 1963 as an intentional community on the west coast of Sweden, near Kode.The ownership of the 15 houses has since passed on through generations among the founding families.
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]
"Räven raskar över isen" (Swedish), or "Reven rasker over isen" (Norwegian) or "Ræven rasker over isen" (Danish) ("The Fox Hurries Across the Ice") is an old Scandinavian folksong performed as a singing game when dancing around the Christmas tree and in Sweden also the midsummer pole.
The best holidays to book for June 2024, from walking in Wales to Midsummer in Sweden. ... preferably in time for the Midsummer Eve celebrations, which this year take place on 21 June. Prices ...
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