Lost the May game

Sweden LOVES handsome men to go for his maypole, Aland. You should know.

@nicolaisen best comment

Yes, yes we also had a tradition with poles here in Wallachia. But the ottomans really didn't enjoy being at the end of it.

As usual, Sweden has no idea of what's going on.

@Finn123 I’m scrolling down to read the comments for some unusual reason cause the only thing I could think to say was “want me to get your maypole babe?” And the first comment there, is you, ripping on Sweden

Go get him Åland. No one steal our Midsommarstång.

This tradition is also known in Bavaria. It's totaly normal that the "Maibaum" is stolen by guys from the next town (or from a town, which is over 40 km away, which occurred this year). If you don't guard your maypole good enough, you have to "pay" the thiefs with beer to get it back.

Basically everything in Bavaria can be solved through beer....

@IcePhoenix Sound like Denmark and Bavaria has something in common there xD Most things can be solved through alcohol here as well

@ACVE When I wrote the last sentence I nearly wrote "In other words: Bavarians are the beer ghost". It's really true and they are very proud of their beer. So, you are welcome to visit this beer paradise ;)

@IcePhoenix Everyrhing can be solved by beer? Am I... Am I heaven? Where have you been my whole life and how can I marry you?

@IcePhoenix
My wife is from Cologne, that area also have the same traditions. When we visit in summer, some villages still have their trees sitting in a corner or even sticking up above the rooftops. It looks pretty dead but it's proudly presented still since noone managed to steal it. I wonder where the tradition comes from really.

@Moru Perhaps some old germanic/nordic tradition? I mean at some point it's all interconnected...

Poor Sweden. He just recovered from his Christmas decoration (julebukk) being burned down, and already his Maypole gets stolen...

i am soft for Åland calling Sweden “babe”
...aaand there’s a sentence i never thought i would type

We make a lot of pole games to celebrate our independence day in august.. We have to climbe the greased poles to get to the prizes (bicycle,tv,etc) pinned at the top... Looks dangerous but lots of fun.. But we don't steal it from you sweden..

@Zuperkrunch
Сlimb the greased poles to get to the prizes?
Isn't that Sabantuy?

@Redysko sabantuy not climbing the pole.. More like this .. We called it in indonesian "panjat pinang" climbing the gresed pole to the top as a team work.. More like this..

@Zuperkrunch that looks really fun. Are only guys allowed to do it though?

@LivVirtual girls are playing that games too..

@Zuperkrunch Then I'm definitely travelling to Indonesia sometime

@LivVirtual well.. If u want to travel here to play that pole games.. I think It's only available on 17 august (indonesia's independence day)..

you know, I was almost expecting Denmark to make a pole dance with Sweden's maypole.

@Belgianfish Well, hell, maybe Damnark could use it for nightclub pole dancing. (As expressed so well in Monty Python, "a wink's as good as a nudge, know what I mean?")

I will 360 nose-scope your maypole Sweden