Midsummer and the promise of harvest
This Saturday, June 20th, Sweden, like some other Countries in the Northern hemisphere, will celebrate Midsummer. Midsummer, or Midsommar, is an ancient festival celebrating the summer solstice and the peak of the harvest season. Rooted in pre-Christian agrarian traditions across Northern Europe, it honors light, nature, and fertility. Interestingly, it is said that on Midsummer night, the veil between the human and supernatural worlds is at its thinnest, and it