On a Friday between June 19 and 25, when the Swedish sun remains in the sky for a full 24 hours, Swedes make their way toward the gardens, forests, and beaches of the countryside. There, around a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “You don’t normally have hot food at Midsummer: it’s about potatoes and herring,” says Malin, co-host of the Midsummer celebration ...

(CNN) — Perhaps you’ve seen the viral YouTube clip of the Hollywood actress Alicia Vikander explaining to talk show host Jimmy Kimmel what Swedish Midsummer is all about (she even taught him the ...

Visitors to Geneva Sunday had a chance to channel their inner Viking during the 113th Swedish Day Midsummer Festival at Good Templar Park. The festival celebrates the Scandinavian celebration of ...

Midsummer, a Swedish celebration coinciding with the summer solstice, honors St. John the Baptist and celebrates the coming summer. Traditional Midsummer activities include raising a maypole, placing ...

In June, midsummer festivals occur all across northern Europe. They have special significance in the Scandinavian countries, where days are long. In northern Sweden, the sun never sets. In southern ...

From Stonehenge to midnight baseball, the eagerly anticipated summer solstice has arrived, as communities across the globe come together to celebrate the sun. The summer solstice is an astronomical ...