this celebration honors the arrival of summer and the fertility of the Earth. Whether you're in Sweden or celebrating elsewhere, Midsummer is a wonderful way to embrace the warmth and light of ...

Perhaps the most iconic Midsummer tradition is the dance around the maypole (majstang). This large wooden pole, adorned with flowers and greens, symbolizes fertility and growth. Communities congregate ...

Are you really allowed to deface the nicest thing we have, midsummer, to this degree? "Is it really okay to distort Swedish traditions like this before an international audience? Play up to the ...

A beautiful waterfront house, a Swedish flag fluttering in the wind. A sailboat tied to the wooden deck below. This is the setting of the friends' annual Midsummer celebrations. The friends are ...

Trettondedagen, or trettondagen, or Epiphany as it is sometimes referred to in English, is the thirteenth day after Christmas Eve, the day when Swedes celebrate Christmas. Unlike most Swedish holidays ...

At the last minute, the happy news we had all hoped for arrived. The King and Queen will finally meet the Crown Princess ...

Herring is an important part of our Swedish food tradition, there is no Christmas table or Easter buffet without the delicious herring and a Swedish midsummer would be ...