SWEDISH MIDSUMMER ~ MIDSOMMARAFTON ~ Folkdance at Skansen - Stockholm

Swedish folk-dance performed at Skansen 22 June 2012 . Midsummer's eve in Sweden maybe the most "holy" of our holidays, kind of an informal national day ... The dancers in the Skansen folk dance group are dressed in full traditional costumes from different parts of Sweden and the music is performed by Skansen Fiddlers ...
// Midsummers eve is celebrated at Skansen's open air museum in a kind of way that was made nationwide popular standard in the late 19th century. 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 with the main celebrations taking place on Friday. 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. When Sweden got its National day (6 June), discussions were held about making Midsummer the Swedish national day because of the strong civil celebration on this day.
Raising and dancing around a maypole (majstång or midsommarstång) is an activity that attracts families and many others. Before the maypole is raised, greens and flowers are collected and used to cover the entire pole. People dancing around the pole listen to traditional music and sing songs such as Små grodorna associated with the holiday. Some wear traditional folk costumes or crowns made of wild springs and wildflowers on their heads. en.wikipedia.or... //
// "Skansen" is the first open air museum and zoo in Sweden / Stockholm and is located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833--1901) to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era. ) en.wikipedia.or... //

[@allisonforfornsed]

I LOVE Skansen! Keep up the good work, Skansen!

[@DIYinspiredLewisBrantner]

Great job filming..... we are going to Sweden June of 2019 and can't wait to be part of the mid-summer celebration.

[@Waterisgood1_1]

Hehe did you go

[@DIYinspiredLewisBrantner]

@Waterisgood1_1 yes..... we spent 3 weeks there last summer

[@DIYinspiredLewisBrantner]

I will be adding a bunch of videos of our sweden trip onto this channel youtube.com/@travelwithustoday?si=VOmRI_nO41fOrRp8

[@Waterisgood1_1]

@@DIYinspiredLewisBrantner yo That’s great did you have fun?

[@DIYinspiredLewisBrantner]

@@Waterisgood1_1 we did..... I could live there

[@yumiytu2988]

whats the name of the song??

[@Waterisgood1_1]

IKEA

[@ElFimpo]

Dansar själv.