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In the north we love to celebrate the midsummer, though we do it in slightly different ways. :D

Sweden is well known for their midsummer parties, where they drink, eat, sing and dance around the maypole (a pole decorated with flowers and ribbons). A wonderfully peaceful tradition that can be seen her. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut-tDvlSIU4

However, in Norway and Denmark (and a couple of other countries) we prefer to celebrate it with LOTS AND LOTS OF FIRE!!! Or as we like to call it, Sankt Hans bonfires.

Some places in Norway they build HUGE bonfires. I’ve even seen pictures of them burning down houses and claiming it to be a Sankt Hans bonfire. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJaStwHxowI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvbw8IONItE

In Denmark we haven’t gone to such extremes. We get our morbid jollies by putting a witch doll made of wood, hay, old cloth and filled with firecrackers on the fire, and then cheer when the firecrackers goes off, making it sound like she’s screaming. So wonderfully politically incorrect. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm46jsdJqXY http://www.tinyurl.dk/10738

And we will burn that witch no matter where we are. While looking for a good video of a Sankt Hans bonfire I found at least four of Danes burning wooden witches while confused Americans looked on. This is the cutest witch burning I have ever seen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBkwzYjNNts :D


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4th October 2009
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9 years ago #9498319        
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SWEDEN: Quiet! quiet! Quiet! There are ways of telling whether she is a witch.
DENMARK,GERMANY,HOLLAND: Are there? What are they?
HOLLAND: Do they hurt?
SWEDEN: Tell me, what do you do with witches?
HOLLAND: Burn!
DENMARK,GERMANY,AND HOLLAND: Burn, burn them up!
SWEDEN: And what do you burn apart from witches?
GERMANY: More witches!
NETHERLANDS: Wood!
SWEDEN: So, why do witches burn?
[pause]
DENMARK--... 'cause they're made of wood?
SWEDEN: Good!


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Finn456

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7 years ago #9765040        
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I love how Sister Finland doesn't give a shit.

8 years ago #9564704        
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Sister Finland is like:
"Here we go again"

StevenU

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8 years ago #9517171        
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i always preferred female finland tbh :)

8 years ago #9509925        
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Norway licking that fish looks so funny

8 years ago #9531148        
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can i come live you Scandinavia? i like burning things do you all like scaring people?


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9 years ago #9495751        
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Some Norwegians do take their bonefires way to serious, like in Laksevåg: https://youtu.be/ERGRuZ6VKXs?t=3m4s

o98

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9 years ago #9492353        
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swedes also do bonfires but we do them earlier during the yar at the end of april, it called the mayfire(majbrasa) here

Amartni

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9 years ago #9491165        
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Sounds like my kinda party! Mwahaha!

9 years ago #9453962        
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And no single fuck was given on that day by Sister Finland.


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