Swedish Midsummer celebration
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:festival
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
fertility rituals
pagan traditions |
| gptkbp:celebratedIn |
Friday between June 19 and June 25
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Sweden
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| gptkbp:customs |
placing flowers under pillow for dreams of future spouse
picking seven kinds of flowers |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Swedish Midsummer celebration
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| gptkbp:importantFor |
one of the most important holidays in Sweden
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| gptkbp:musicBy |
folk
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| gptkbp:observedBy |
gptkb:Swedes
Swedish diaspora |
| gptkbp:origin |
pre-Christian times
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| gptkbp:publicHolidayIn |
yes
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Saint_John's_Day
gptkb:Midsummer's_Eve gptkb:Midsummer_Day |
| gptkbp:significance |
summer solstice
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| gptkbp:symbol |
maypole
flowers wreaths |
| gptkbp:tradition |
singing traditional songs
dancing around maypole drinking schnapps eating pickled herring wearing flower crowns gathering with family and friends |
| gptkbp:traditionalFood |
gptkb:strawberries
new potatoes gravad lax |
| gptkbp:בירה |
gptkb:beer
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Midsummer_Dance
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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