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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Crowds won't be a fixture of this year's celebrations, but flower crowns and strange dancing certainly will be. Photo: Per Bifrost/imagebank.sweden.se Midsummer is one of the oldest and most widely ...

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, ...

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 ...