This year June 21st was the longest day here in Sweden, and therefore Midsummer. Midsummer is quite an important celebration here, and I spent Midsummers Eve celebration with family Juthberg in Hertsånger, about a 50min drive from Umeå. It was a great day, with interesting weather and great fun. We started by picking flowers to decorate the cross that stood in the middle of the garden, and after a while the sun disappeared for about 5minutes and we had a short hail storm... After the hail stopped we continued to decorate with the flowers, and made flower tiaras.
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| Decorating the cross |
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| Elin enjoying the hail... |
In total I think there was 19 of us. Sonya and Håkan (mum and dad), Saun, Kebne, Eja, Enbe and me (Ages from 18-12) in one family. Two of their cousins familiesr: Karin and Johan (about 14 and 17 I think...), Elin and her twin Alice (7), Axel (9) and Johanna (11 I think) + parents, and grandparents!
It was a great day full of excitment, great food, dancing and singing, and ending with a game of brännboll (rounders) against another family who live in the area (I have gotten to know them quite well over the past couple of weeks staying in Hertsånger).
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| Johanna, Karin, Enbe, Kebne, Elin (on Kebne's back), and me infront of the masterpiece! |
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