Yesterday on Midsommar Eve we drove to the Midsommar party in Rånäs, where we bought floral wreaths for David, Ylva and me. There were quite a lot of people at the fairground who took part of the different activities. There was for example a quiz with questions around Midsommar traditions, a dartboard and a cafe with coffee and cakes. We walked around and looked at how some people fixed the Midsommarstång (also Majstång; eng. maypole). Then it was time to install the maypole on the scene. On the fairground we met Gunilla and Lars (Jonas' mother and her partner) with whom we would eat lunch later. Just when they came there was a short while when the sun got discovered from the clouds and it almost felt like summer. Unfortunately this moment went over quite quickly, but that didn't bother us that much, because it was time for the dance anyway. We formed two cirkles around the maypole like we did at Christmas in Dalarna. There was a young woman in the middle with a microphone who sang the typically Swedish Midsommarsongs and showed how to dance. I rerecognized some of the songs from Christmas, because they're typical cirkel-dance-songs. When the dancing was over there was a "godisregn" (eng. candy rain), which meant that a man threw candy into the crowd and everyone (also grown-ups) shoved eachother for picking up the candy from the scene ground. We decided quite soon to leave and prepare lunch at Gunilla and Lars' summer house in Rånäs. This was perfect timing, because it had just started to rain.
The Midsommar lunch implies approximately the same food as Christmas and Easter lunch: herring, salmon, potatoes, salad, ect. It was delicious as always. After the dessert (fresh strawberries with icecream and chocolate cake) Gunilla and Lars stayed at their place while my hostfamily and me drove directly to Arlanda airport. My hostsister Tove returned from her exchange year in China! She had a lot to tell and it was a very nice evening on Midsommar Eve. :-)
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