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Midsummer Fair (Tanino Gimlet x Strawberry Fair, Kingmambo) with Masayoshi Ebina in the irons, wins the G2 Flora Stakes and gains berth into the G1 Japanese Oaks on May 21st. This is the first graded stakes win for Sheikh Mohammed in Japan and the first for an overseas owner registered with the JRA.
Trainer: Futoshi KojimaOwner: HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Breeder: Darley Japan K.K
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:
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.
The midsummer smorgasbord at Ikea featured salmon in 3 varieties, herring, Swedish meatballs with lingonberry sauce, roasted new potatoes, Swedish cheeses ham, fresh fruit salad, stuffed eggs topped with tiny shrimp, bread and cracker assortment, and an array of delicious desserts. The smorgasbord is a twice a year event - Christmas and midsummer.
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) were formerly celebrated on 23 June and 24 June, but since 1953 the celebration has been moved to the Friday and Saturday between 19 June and 26 June. It is one of the most important holidays of the year in Sweden, and probably the most uniquely Swedish in the way it is celebrated. The main celebrations take place on the Friday, and the traditional events include raising and dancing around a huge maypole. 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. In the past it was believed that herbs picked at Midsummer were highly potent, and water from springs could bring good health. Greenery placed over houses and barns were supposed to bring good fortune and health to people and livestock; this old tradition of decorating with greens continues, even though most don't take it seriously. To decorate with greens was called att maja (to may) and may be the origin of the word majstång, maja coming originally from the month May. Other researchers say the term came from German merchants who raised the maypole in June because the Swedish climate made it impossible to find the necessary greens and flowers in May, and continued to call it a maypole. Today, however, it is most commonly called a midsommarstång.
Matt Acquard (Demetrius), Kara Sotakoun (Helena), Patrick A. Jackson (Lysander), and Sadie Lockhart (Hermia) star as the four lovers lost in the woods in Jobsite's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Theatre Northwest presented Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night's Dream” April 9-12, 2015, at the University's Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts. The beloved play was set with San Francisco during the 1960s as the backdrop. (Photo by Darren Whitley/Northwest Missouri State University) mid summers nights dream rehearsal132
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:
The Zurich Ballet performs "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Shanghai Grand Theatre.
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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.