Today it's Midsummer.
A holiday as big as Christmas in Sweden.
Midsummer and Christmas is kind of similar.
For Christmas we have a Christmas tree to dance around. For Midsummer it is a Midsummer Pole. A big cross dressed in fresh leaves and flowers. In each end of the crossing pole a garland of flowers is hangning.
For Christmas we eat ham, but also herring and drink SNAPS. For Midsummer we eat herring, the first potatoes of the season, and drink SNAPS. But also strawberries.
For midsummer we don't get any gifts though! And it is more of a party....
You can read all about midsummer here
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