Nice series. Interesting. I'd like to see more of the witch with her son. I
suspect she's a good witch. <g>
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 1:18 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I have been in Denmark since the 20th. One of the nice things about being
> here in late June is that I got to see the midsummer celebration. June 24
> is called Skt. Hans (St. John) and the evening before the tradition is to
> light a big fire with a figure of a witch on top, to symbolize the evil
> spirits and the darkness of winter being banished. In many places the witch
> figure is being dispensed with in these politically correct times, but the
> other traditions remain: the fire on the beach, the enjoyment of the long
> evening (sunset is only at 10:11 p.m. that day, and it does not really dark
> until after 11), a traditional song called “Vi elsker vort land” (“We love
> our country”), etc. So I took my bicycle and cycled the 3 km from my friend
> Lars’s apartment to the beach to hear the mayor speak and to witness the
> celebration. What follows is a mini essay.
>
> The crowds gather:
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4161693039&k=NznbGQk&lb=1&s=O
>
> Eating and drinking are a big part of the event, of course:
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4161693449&k=Ck2VsxM&lb=1&s=O
>
> A witch steals the soul of her son:
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4161693781&k=M4hrsDJ&lb=1&s=O
>
> The mayor of Aarhus has spoken, now is the time to light the fire:
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4161694984&k=jXjC8GB&lb=1&s=O
>
> Final preparations:
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4161695290&k=nBRmrnQ&lb=1&s=O
>
> Local children, evidently of immigrant background, get to do the honours:
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4161695594&k=98h7BFC&lb=1&s=O
>
> A few minutes later:
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4161695883&k=w4jWc49&lb=1&s=O
>
> And then I took my bicycle and went back to Lars:
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4161696193&k=vsvSd23&lb=1&s=O
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