Read about Midsummer's Eve Party and the Swedish Traditions that go along with Midsummers Eve.

    Some Swedish people start their midsummer celebrations by picking flowers and making wreaths by hand to put on Swedish Maypoles. The maypole is a pole the Swedes dance around for Midsummers in Sweden. The maypole is put up in an open area for Swedish people to gather and dance around while singing swedish songs. Photos of the maypole and videos of the dancing around the maypole. The Swedish flag is often on top of the maypole.

  On midsummer in Sweden most stores and shops are closed for the midsummer's eve party or summer celebration. Many Swedish people head to beaches or forest and parks to celebrate midsummer together. The cities can be packed with traffic and people coming and going to the celebration through out the day on midsummer. Swedish families gather and celebrate with songs and dance as they have in the past traditions of Midsummers.

   The children dance and sing along to a frog song and some of the adults and parents even join in with swedish dances to beautiful swedish songs. The Swedish Children dance to a funny frog song as they dance and almost seem to be hoping around while singing the song.

   Midsummer Eve in Sweden lots of Swedish families eat potatoes and fresh strawberries with cream as well as fish or a grilled or bbq meal. Swedes get together and have large parties with families, friends, neighbors and even continue their own parties at home after leaving social events. Swedish girls and guys of legal age drink cold beer and schnapps sometimes to celebrate Midsummer in Sweden. Swedish tradition and culture form the past tells of how Swedes would dance outside near lakes and oceans or in the hills and wooded areas ect.

Romantic Story or Romantic Tale of the after party and how Swedish girls pick flowers on the way home to help them dream of their future husband or soul mate.

   On the way home from midsummer parties Swedish girls and Swedish women would 7 pick different flowers and place their hand picked flowers under their pillows at night. The swedish tradition of picking flowers and placing them under their pillows was said to be in hopes that their future husbands would appear to them in their dreams that night. Midsummer's is said to be a magical time for love and finding ones love ect. My first Midsummer in Sweden was sure a very beautiful and romantic time for it marked my 3 years of wedding to the worlds best and most romantic husband. Midsummer Eve is said to be a popular time for weddings and engagements in Sweden. Many weddings and engagements in Sweden take place on midsummer eve.

     Midsummer Eve in Sweden fell on June 19 in 2009. (Martini & Leighs Wedding Day was June 19th a few years back grin. Sweden's celebrate midsummer eve in the day and drink and party to celebrate in the evening as well. The Midsummer celebration in Sweden is a special event that comes when it is Swedish Summer time. In the north parts of Sweden it does not get dark at all during Midsummers yet in the South of Sweden it gets dark for a few hours during the night. The days are long in Swedish summer time but, in winter the days are so short and it is mostly dark in sweden. In the North of Sweden it does not seem to get light during the day near midwinter's. I happen to be in the southern parts of Sweden for June 19, 2009 MidSummers Celebrations and parties to celebrate summer in the Nordic Countries.

Summer Celebrations and festivals in Sweden and Denmark at times can be similar yet in some traditions and holidays there are difference reasons to party and different ways to party and celebrate.

    In Norway, Finland, and Denmark they have a celebration of their own. The Finish, Danish, and Norwegian summer parties are not like the Midsummer Eve celebrations in Sweden. Sweden seems to be the only country that really does celebrate Midsummer Eve in such ways. Midsummer Eve is a well known summer party special to Swedes.

  Though the Norwegian, Danish and Finish celebrations are not the same traditions as Swedish Midsummer they still celebrate in very cool Nordic Ways. In Norway, Finland and Denmark the have bon fires and celebrate what is called Saint Hans or Sankt Hans. Dänen und Norweger Sankt Hans. Danish parties, finish parties and norwegian parties are a bit different but, they of course celebrate near this time since it is mostly a nordic event and celebration. Sweden is known for Midsummer Eve and seems to be the best country to visit for a real Midsummer Eve Party!

Even the ducks and geese in Sweden like to party on midsummer's eve grin. *Really the day celebrations are not much of a drinking party and the myths about Sweden and Europeans being heavy drinkers is just silly lies put out by americans that never made it to europe to see what it is like. They drink less in europe and the blood alcohol content in europe does not allow for drunks to drive as it does in the usa.

Crown Princess Wedding from Sweden was June 19, 2010. Facts or information about June 19th below & info on the wedding train & anniversary train ride in sweden grin.

Interesting fact is that in 2010 the Swedish Crown Princess had her wedding in Stockholm Sweden on June 19. The Crown Princess wedding was broadcasted on Swedish TV channel 4 for most of the day. They even had a train going from the south of sweden here to the royal wedding of the crown princess. The train was called the Wedding Train. Funny but, for our wedding anniversary Martini took me on a train ride. I got to ride the x2000 train in sweden. It was an amazing train and an amazing anniversary.