Swedish Midsummer festival

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:associatedWith fertility rituals
pagan traditions
gptkbp:calendar movable
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Estonia
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:Latvia
gptkb:Lithuania
Friday between June 19 and June 25
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:customs placing flowers under pillow for dreams of future spouse
picking seven kinds of flowers
gptkbp:duration 1 day
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Swedish Midsummer festival
gptkbp:location public parks
countryside
private gardens
gptkbp:musicBy folk
gptkbp:origin pre-Christian times
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn yes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:St._John's_Day
Midsommar (film)
gptkbp:significance celebration of the summer solstice
gptkbp:symbol maypole
flowers
wreaths
gptkbp:tradition singing traditional songs
dancing around the maypole
drinking schnapps
eating pickled herring
wearing flower crowns
gathering with family and friends
gptkbp:traditionalFood gptkb:strawberries
new potatoes
gravad lax
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite no
gptkbp:בירה gptkb:beer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Midsommar_(2019)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7