I AM A SWEDE, THEREFORE I AM
I thought I'd go ahead and rant about Swedish holidays. Just. Because. C:
also,zebbros made the Sweden-pic. THANKS HON ♥
First out, since it was just last week,
VALBORG/FÖRSTA MAJ
(Wikipedia info.)
Well, this evening, all the youths get drunk. They run around like crazy all night and break stuff. Then the very next day, May 1, they manage to get up to listen to spring song and then get drunk again. Everyone's free from work and school.
and then, there's...
MIDSOMMAR
(Wikipedia info.)
In the middle of summer, when everyone's on vacation, all the family gathers. They dance around and act like frogs and pick flowers and put them under their pillows to dream about their true love. And they all get awfully, awfully drunk.
Next,
KRÄFTSKIVA
(Wikipedia info. And Hetalia-strip!)
In the end of the summer, a few weeks before school starts again. The family gathers and fish a lot of crayfish. Then they eat it together and get drunk again.
seriously, all summer is about getting drunk. There's also something called
FESTIVALSOMMAR
(Website with nice info. In Swedish. with commercial for danish beer oh you ♥)
All summer, there's a lot of stuff going on in Sweden. There's Hultsfredsfestivalen, Arvikafestivalen, Sweden Rock Festival, Metaltown, and local things like Malmöfestivalen. There's one of each every year, and all you really do is listen to nice live music and, you guessed it: Get drunk.
And when summer's over, there's always personal reasons like people's birthdays, weddings, confirmation-things, local partys and so on.
But then, in the middle of winter, we've finally had enough and gather again for
JUL
And for once, it's not all about getting drunk. Yay! Yes, this is christmas.
We eat food and sing songs and wait for Finland Santa to bring us gifts. And when the kids run away with their new toys, the adults get drunk. Or well, not always, but it's not uncommon.
AND FINALLY, WE HAVE
NYÅRSAFTON
(Newyears eve. You get it.)
And since this is the last chance of the year, people get SMASHED. Every year someone gets badly injured because as we all know, alcohol and fireworks are a not a good combination.
...Well, that's all, folks. :D
And yes, I left out the drunk-free holidays on purpose. They don't count.
also,zebbros made the Sweden-pic. THANKS HON ♥
First out, since it was just last week,
VALBORG/FÖRSTA MAJ
(Wikipedia info.)
Well, this evening, all the youths get drunk. They run around like crazy all night and break stuff. Then the very next day, May 1, they manage to get up to listen to spring song and then get drunk again. Everyone's free from work and school.
and then, there's...
MIDSOMMAR
(Wikipedia info.)
In the middle of summer, when everyone's on vacation, all the family gathers. They dance around and act like frogs and pick flowers and put them under their pillows to dream about their true love. And they all get awfully, awfully drunk.
Next,
KRÄFTSKIVA
(Wikipedia info. And Hetalia-strip!)
In the end of the summer, a few weeks before school starts again. The family gathers and fish a lot of crayfish. Then they eat it together and get drunk again.
seriously, all summer is about getting drunk. There's also something called
FESTIVALSOMMAR
(Website with nice info. In Swedish. with commercial for danish beer oh you ♥)
All summer, there's a lot of stuff going on in Sweden. There's Hultsfredsfestivalen, Arvikafestivalen, Sweden Rock Festival, Metaltown, and local things like Malmöfestivalen. There's one of each every year, and all you really do is listen to nice live music and, you guessed it: Get drunk.
And when summer's over, there's always personal reasons like people's birthdays, weddings, confirmation-things, local partys and so on.
But then, in the middle of winter, we've finally had enough and gather again for
JUL
And for once, it's not all about getting drunk. Yay! Yes, this is christmas.
We eat food and sing songs and wait for Finland Santa to bring us gifts. And when the kids run away with their new toys, the adults get drunk. Or well, not always, but it's not uncommon.
AND FINALLY, WE HAVE
NYÅRSAFTON
(Newyears eve. You get it.)
And since this is the last chance of the year, people get SMASHED. Every year someone gets badly injured because as we all know, alcohol and fireworks are a not a good combination.
...Well, that's all, folks. :D
And yes, I left out the drunk-free holidays on purpose. They don't count.