Swedish Midsummer
During the long winters, Swedes spend months without hardly seeing the sun. That is why they rejoice at the return of the sun, celebrating the longest day of the year, the magical midsummer.
"Små grodorna, är lustiga att se…" There is something surreal about pretending to be a little frog, hopping around a phallic maypole during Swedish Midsummer. "The celebration is all about fertility," Maria giggled to herself as she hopped, combining her knowledge of Swedish history and biology from the folkhogskola where she was studying abroad for the summer. "When frogs mate, one frog clasps the other in an embrace cal...