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På Åland fejrer man stadig Valborgsaften, ligesom man gjorde visse steder i Danmark førhen. Nogle siger endda, at 1. maj - Valborgsdag - er dagen hhvor man skal bade i havet første gang.
Some late Valborg (Walpurgis night) photos from earlier this year, I think. One of the more crazy events in Uppsala.
Once again, last of april. The ancient Swedish celebration of Valborg, sometimes known as Walpurgis in English.
A bunch of branches, planks and other junk that burns in gathered in a field over the spring and then set alight.
Axel and Valborg,
because of a difference in social status
lie on either side of the church; and
two trees sprang up eventually
joining their boughs over the
top. One of which was said to
be still standing around 1750.
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-To Valborg he his snowy hand
Extends, with voice of sweetness saying:
"I come from Helfred fair, thy friend,
A private scroll to thee conveying."
The lovely Valborg op'd in haste
And read with beating heart the letter;
Therein the words of love were trac'd,
No one could have imagined better.
Within it lay five golden rings,
With roses wrought and lilies fairly;
"Sir Axel Thordson sends these things
Who thee betroth'd in childhood early.
"I have thy word to be my bride,
Now prove thou to thy promise steady;
On earth so wide or sea's salt tide
I'll ne'er deceive thee, beauteous lady."
Then to a niche proceeded both,
Obeying thus the wish of heaven;
They vowed an oath when they their troth
Had once more to each other given.
They swore an oath by Mary may,
And eke by Dorothy the sainted,
That in pure honor live would they,
And die in honor pure untainted..
Valborgsmässoafton
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