I am 1/4 Swedish, I am more Swedish than I am any other nationality and I'm very proud of it. So this Saturday I participated in a holiday of my forefathers and foremothers-Midsummers. Midsummers is a celebration held at the Summer solstice, the longest day of the year. There is music and dancing and food. You wear flowers in your hair and there is also a Midsummers' pole which you dance around. I was never raised with any Swedish traditions so it was fun to go to this festival and learn something about my heritage and feel at least a little Swedish. Here are some pics.
There were a lot of darling little girls dressed up in Swedish garb with floral wreaths, so sweet.
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I made this flower wreath myself with Birch twigs and Scabiosa, Valerian and Coreopsis Flowers.
2 comments:
Oooh, how stylish!
I always wanted a flower wreath for my hair. Sigh. Yours is very beautiful!
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