On a Friday between June 19 and 25, when the Swedish sun remains in the sky for a full 24 hours, Swedes make their way toward the gardens, forests, and beaches of the countryside. There, around a ...

“You don’t normally have hot food at Midsummer: it’s about potatoes and herring,” says Malin, co-host of the Midsummer celebration. Photograph by Alamy, Johner Images This article was produced by ...

Transport yourself to the verdant countryside of Sweden without ever leaving Manhattan. On the longest day of the year, soak up the extra hours of sunshine at the Swedish Midsummer Festival in honor ...

Perhaps you’ve seen the viral YouTube clip of the Hollywood actress Alicia Vikander explaining to talk show host Jimmy Kimmel what Swedish Midsummer is all about (she even taught him the classic “frog ...

Dance around the maypole in a public Midsummer event arranged in Husby Sjutolft, 2022. Photo: Mons Brunius/TT Midsummer's Eve is always celebrated in Sweden on the Friday between June 19th and 25th, ...

In June, midsummer festivals occur all across northern Europe. They have special significance in the Scandinavian countries, where days are long. In northern Sweden, the sun never sets. In southern ...

Midsummer Day is a holiday that honors the season of fertility and all the gifts that nature brings The maypole is a popular symbol of Midsummer that's used by pagans to perform dances during ...

Decedents of Scandinavian settlers to the region, volunteers, and members of the public gathered Saturday at Chellberg Farm at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Porter for the 19th annual ...