midsommar
Scandinavian summer festival
Midsommar is the Swedish word for midsummer, referring to the traditional Scandinavian festival celebrating the summer solstice.
The holiday involves dancing around maypoles, flower crowns, and outdoor gatherings.
English speakers often encounter the word through the 2019 horror film of the same name: The movie Midsommar ruined Swedish folk festivals for me.
Tall ribbon-wrapped post
- dancingRhythmic bodily motion
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- flower crownsHeadwear made from blossoms
- garlandsStrung decorative arrangements
revelry · gathering · music · folk songs · picnic · strawberries · schnapps · ring dance
Extreme fear or disgust
- folk horrorGenre of agrarian dread
- cultFervent fringe group
- communeShared-living community
- SwedenScandinavian country, capital Stockholm
Florence Pugh · ritual · psychedelic · May Queen · blood eagle · dread · grief
Maximum daylight occurrence
- white nightsSunlit summer nights
- midnight sunPerpetual summer daylight above Arctic Circle
- JuneSixth calendar month
- sunlightRadiance from our star
daylight · astronomical · northern latitude · Stonehenge · ancient · seasonal · calendar · solar
Nordic countries collectively
- NordicOf northern Europe
- StockholmSweden's seat of government
- smörgåsbordSwedish self-serve meal
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
lingonberry · herring · aquavit · snaps · sill
Ceremonies promoting reproduction
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- trollsDeliberate online agitators
- elvesMythical small beings
- prophecyForetelling of future events
enchantment · midnight · dew · herbs · nature spirits · pagan · pre-Christian · mystical
maypole
Tall ribbon-wrapped post
- dancingRhythmic bodily motion
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- flower crownsHeadwear made from blossoms
garlands · revelry · gathering · music · folk songs · picnic · strawberries · schnapps · ring dance · bonfire
horror
Extreme fear or disgust
- folk horrorGenre of agrarian dread
- cultFervent fringe group
- communeShared-living community
Florence Pugh · Sweden · ritual · psychedelic · May Queen · blood eagle · dread · grief
longest day
Maximum daylight occurrence
- white nightsSunlit summer nights
- midnight sunPerpetual summer daylight above Arctic Circle
- JuneSixth calendar month
sunlight · daylight · astronomical · northern latitude · Stonehenge · ancient · seasonal · calendar · solar · zenith
Scandinavia
Nordic countries collectively
- NordicOf northern Europe
- StockholmSweden's seat of government
- smörgåsbordSwedish self-serve meal
fertility rites
Ceremonies promoting reproduction
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- trollsDeliberate online agitators
- elvesMythical small beings
prophecy · enchantment · midnight · dew · herbs · nature spirits · pagan · pre-Christian · mystical
- ScandinaviaNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland
- ScandinavianDenmark, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Norse mythology, Icelandic sagas
- Midsummersolstice, longest day, midnight sun, solstice rituals, maypole
- folk dancetraditional dance, folk traditions, ethnic dance, folk costumes, folk musicians
- Swedishdefinite articles, indefinite articles, conjugation, declension, tack
midsommarmidwinter
Season's coldest period
winter solstice · December solstice · Christmas · Lucia · winter feast
midsommarChristmas Eve
December 24th observance
Lucia · Advent · All Saints' Day · winter holidays · Halloween
summer, summertime, midsummer, midyear, midwinter, midseason