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June 21 - Happy Midsummer – A Blessed and Happy Litha!
By now you know the drill: midnight bon-fire, half (or full) naked dancing and any fertility ritual that you fancy ….
I heard that in Sweden it’s a big holiday… second to Christmas! So to my Swedish friends: GLAD MIDSOMMAR!
A bit of Shakespeare under the Westway. An immersive Midsummer Night's Dream in the little known Blossom Dale Gardens. With music, slushies and candy floss. Great fun
Matt Acquard (Demetrius) and Kara Sotakoun (Helena) play two of the four lovers lost in the woods in Jobsite's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Midsummer Festival at the Scandinavian Community Centre in Burnaby, BC, June 24, 2018. Thanks to Noah Photography for the videos.
It was a rainy midsummer but I managed to get this photoshoot of Samelia doing some midsummer magic and lighting a bonfire. Sun even started shining after 10pm which was nice.
On Saturday 23rd June 2012 it was Chesters yearly "Midsummer Watch Parade".
Chester's Midsummer Watch is one of Britain's oldest festivals - a tradition reflecting 500 years of the city's history. They rely on the continued support and involvement of local people to keep this exciting Parade alive, as a major mid-summer spectacle. For more information about the parade see the web site here:
"Midsummer night" bracelet - Pearl, moonstone gemstones, mystic quartz, enameled flower with cubic zirconia, czech beads, labradorite rondelles, ceramic flower, seed beads, gold plated leaves
Bracelet length measures 8 inches from tip to tip. Adjustable chain.
Adopt her here -
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Whoever comes to the Istituto Linguistico Mediterraneo, arrives bringing with them their own color and their own way of living life and when they return home they bring with them a bit 'of color from all the people they have met. We are not from Italy, or Spain, or Japan, neither from Israel, or America, or Europe, neither from Africa, or Brazil or Uruguay... We are a family ... Yesterday we mixed all our colors in a party the craziest ever seen. Balloons, fancy dresses, colorful cocktails, soap bubbles and of course many colors... your colours... our colors...
Chi viene all'Istituto Linguistico Mediterraneo arriva portando con sé il proprio colore e il proprio modo di vivere la vita e quando torna a casa porta con sé un po' del colore di tutte le persone che ha incontrato. Noi non siamo italiani, né spagnoli, né giapponesi, né israeliani, né americani, né europei, né africani, né brasiliani, né uruguagi... Noi siamo una famiglia... Ieri abbiamo mescolato tutti i nostri colori in una festa che così pazzesca non si era mai vista. Palloncini, travestimenti, cocktail colorati, bolle di sapone e naturalmente tanti colori... i vostri colori... #ColorParty #ColorFest #MidsummerParty #VeryILMpeople #ILMconnectingPeople
The Sorunda Midsummer Pole is very different from a traditional Swedish Midsummer Pole. It is decorated with a few different symbols, including hollow eggs for good future fertility!. And also with Lily-of-the-valley leafs that are picked ten days before Midsummer. I visited the traditional celebrations at Prästgårdsparken today and took photos of the raising of the Midsummer Pole and of the traditional dancing.
From left to right Midsummer Moonlight/Midnight/Twilight/Starlight and Candlelight from Midsummer Dreaming. View the whole collection on Spoonflower ©2013 Alex Morgan All Rights Reserved
On Saturday 23rd June 2012 it was Chesters yearly "Midsummer Watch Parade".
Chester's Midsummer Watch is one of Britain's oldest festivals - a tradition reflecting 500 years of the city's history. They rely on the continued support and involvement of local people to keep this exciting Parade alive, as a major mid-summer spectacle. For more information about the parade see the web site here:
In modern Sweden, Midsummer's Eve and Midsummer's Day (Midsommarafton and Midsommardagen) are celebrated from the eve of the Friday between June 19 - 25. It is arguably the most important holiday of the year, and one of the most uniquely Swedish in the way it is celebrated, even if it has been influenced by other countries long ago. The main celebrations take place on the Friday, and the traditional events include raising and dancing around a huge maypole. One typical dance is the frog dance. Before the maypole is raised, greens and flowers are collected and used to cover the entire pole.
Raising and dancing around a maypole (majstång or midsommarstång) is an activity that attracts families and many others. People dancing around the pole listen to traditional music and many wear traditional folk costumes. The year's first potatoes, pickled herring, sour cream, and possibly the first strawberries of the season are on the menu. Drinking songs are also important at this feast, and many drink heavily.
Because Midsummer was thought to be one of the times of the year when magic was strongest, it was considered a good night to perform rituals to look into the future. Traditionally, young people pick bouquets of seven or nine different flowers and put them under their pillow in the hope of dreaming about their future spouse.
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