Midsommar A Swedish Tradition

Experience a true Swedish tradition - Midsommar. The Swedish School for Children in Washington DC, hosts this cultural celebration.

[@DieWacht]

A beautiful tradition, we should save our traditions in future, it is part of our self-image. Don't let politics change everything we are. I would also like to celebrate midsommar in sweden one day. Greets to Sweden from Germany

[@Naessen]

This is the best time of the year, and all u non-swedish who are saying we arent doing this are lying. Ofc we are dancing around the pole drinking beer and schnaps and singing songs, there is juts nothing more swedish to it MIDSUMMER FTW!

[@KataGarbo]

Thank you for posting this. This is the Swedish tradition I miss the most. A true family celebration. Lots of fun because summer is ahead.

[@hahahehe1337]

Proud to be swedish!

[@YouHaveACoolUserName]

Can’t wait to come back to this video after watching the movie lol

[@rubahat420]

Lmao iam watching this after the movie 😭😭

[@ivonebuhler81]

A wonderful tradictio. Thank youfor the video. Happy Midsummer's Eve

[@Lov3RsPk]

@Daniel96a1 Ingenting har med åldern att göra på något sätt. Midsommar ska firas som den alltid har gjort på ett bra sätt. Om man känner för att parta med sina kompisar why not, men det har ingenting med högtiden att göra.

[@Maribo33]

Jättebra,Tack så mycket!

[@attomicchicken]

What's the song at 6:15? We have one with the same melody about a frog

[@attomicchicken]

Looks like I've answered my own question. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Små_grodorna Looks like it's a french melody (like a lot of nursery rhymes) that's made its way to different cultures. The version in question was the Turkish one küçük kurbağ (little frog)

[@Zephyrus2501]

Yeah in the same way as Christmas in america=getting stuff and buying stuff.

[@JuliefromNeth]

Amen bro

[@jensfogh4805]

Midsummer is the swedish version of St.Patricks day. Also im swedish so i know this for a fact.

[@ajfen1]

Midsummer is just another reason to get wasted!

[@lachmeneger]

@snelmau5 is there a single holiday that aint about getting drunk?

[@TheMalmga]

@neverhoodyn Ja? Inte för att dom är "ute" i samma mening som vilken fjortis som helst, men super redigt, det gör dom!

[@neverhoodyn]

@SZiaDaN Du tror att 30+ är ute och super?

[@eacooo]

Another swede here! Gotta agree with what daiini said, about 50% of the population does this, and its mostly for their children and family. But the majority of our population (especially younger people) get wasted and party like there is no tomowrrow hahaha

[@Sziadan]

3% might be a bit low, but it's definitely not 50% of the Swedish population that do this. (Seriously guys?? You honestly think half of the population is doing this??) Perhaps 10% of the population actually dance around a may pole, The rest of us are out partying like there's no tomorrow. I personally haven't even seen a may pole in years now, and no one that I know is doing this shit. Perhaps some of the people who live out in the forest actually think this is how you celebrate midsummer.

[@ssisffs]

äh vad tramsiga ni är som blossar upp er och slänger glåpord, tycker det va en helt okej video på hur midsommar ska gå till :)

[@vsStrokes]

No, witches have never had anything to do with midsummer, let's not confuse the non-Swedes here! :p It's (partly) to do with the celebration of light and summer, since midsummer is always close to the longest day of the year (meaning the day with the most sunlight, sommarsolståndet). Tro mig, jag vet varför vi firar midsommar, jag ville bara rätta f00g3n som inte har en aning om vad han/hon pratar om ;) Jag skäms faktiskt lite att det finns puckon som jämför midsommar med St Patrick's Day...

[@NicklasSalmin]

De glömde en detalj i midsommarfirandet - man ska skratta lite också!! Shit vad allvarligt allt verkade.

[@AeroTheGreen]

"No one takes a sip until a drinking song has been performed"?.... I have to be honest and say that before any drinking songs have been performed, 99.8% of the participants are already dead-drunk and fast asleep under the table...

[@MarquiseMonica]

Many of those WITH children ARE REGULAR Swedes Tompii, and this is the traditional way to celebrate. Now yes, now and as in the old days the adults get drunk when they go out later without the kids, that is ALSO part of the tradition, the old danceplaces with the outdoor woodenfloor.....and all the babys born as a result. So dont try and make that part into something new cause it is not. First its the daytime celebration...then its the evening one....where no kids should be part of. AND yes.....I am Swedish by birth, heritage and was raised there....and lived there until a year ago

[@IndigoesMoroot]

That is nice to know that the children are only dancing around the maypole penis-symbol in Sweden where I also live.. But it does not seem right when children and women are decorating the penis-symbol before it gets erected. But yes it's nice that you leave the kids at home once the drinking and fucking begins in the evening after the dancing around the maypenis has ended and the children has gone to bed. I wonder what makes swedes write like you did.. like it is something parents should get a medal for leaving the kids at home when it's a party.. it almost seems like you want to close your eyes to something that you are ashamed of by saying that you leave the kids home like that makes up for making the children jump like animals around a penis-symbol. försöker inte vara taskig mot dig personligen utan jag menar alla som känner sig skyldiga, tycker bara det är helt sjukt att dansa runt en majpenis utan att se vad pålen symboliserar.. och vissa majstångar har som en pil som pekar uppåt mot himmlen så majstången är en penis och en pil mot himmlen bara för att män är gudar och kvinnor är tjuvar som tog mannens revben enligt bibeln och därför ska kvinnor tryckas ner.. Inte bara kvinnor utan alla våra kvinnliga sidor, även i oss män.. allt kvinnligt ska tryckas ner och det ska dansas runt majpenisar varje år. Om inte majstången bevisar att kvinnor och barn är gudar medans männen är idioterna så vet jag inte vad som bevisar det.. För varken barn eller kvinnor skulle komma på något som är så pass nerdummat som att hoppa som en groda runt en penis-symbol och sjunga att det är kul att se på grodor för att dom inte har svans och öron.. Det är bara män som kan komma på att man ska avguda män och dansa runt penis symboler bara för att kvinnor tog ett revben från mannen när människan skapades. Det är ett kvinnligt förtryck som går tbx tusentals år. Dom serverar grisblodpudding och sylt till svenska barn som är tvingade att gå till skolan av deras föräldrar och samhället. Och jag kan lova dig att vi skulle kolla ganska snett på en by i jungeln där barn blev serverade grisblod att dricka och på högtider dansa dom som galningar runt en penis-symbol efter att barn och kvinnor prytt kransarna och fått stången att stå.

[@Taggez1]

Indigoes Moroot™ Majstången är inte en penissymbol, det är en myt.

[@saifani]

they are missing one very important thing in this video, they are supposed to do all this while being very intoxicated

[@allisonforfornsed]

@AnusCandy LOL....Swedish people are Germanic, I believe the race would be caucasian. LOL...Germanic peoples include: German, Swedish, norwegian, icelandic, Danish, Dutch, English, Austrian, (maybe I left some out.) All classified as caucasian. of course not all caucasians are Germanic.

[@Adamon39]

Dont belive this dragon drop shit their telling you. Havnt seen anyone do it like this sence 1998

[@Tobbs96]

@Luykas I just can't understand where these guys got all this from? Bring family together? Can't remember. Hand me another Jägermeister.

[@Torsdagskvallsmys]

@Daniel96a1 Dont know where you got your info. But that is just not true. Midsummer is probably the biggest celebration day /year

[@grimmer2005]

Its tragedy that this "swedish" family knows more about swedish traditions than most swedes do. Some swedes of course still practise these traditions (often the old ones keeping this alive), but its an minority. Most swedes just get drunk or do something else. The massive immigration from middle east thats been going on for many many years now, with up to almost 100.000 "refugees" per year, into a country with only 9 mill. people, will take care of forgetting this nice tradition in a near future

[@yummiestmummy76]

Exactly!!! :-)

[@Campon]

04:56 JORDGUBBAR!

[@llarsson2614]

VACKERT ❤🌷🌷❣

[@Strandoz1337]

@QlimaxDennis Dancing around the pole is not many who does anymore, but singing the songs and drink alcohol like they did I know alot of people who does. If you dont spend time with your family in midsummer you may not call yourself a swedish man/woman. Damn immigrants destoying our beutiful traditions and country.

[@Sziadan]

@neverhoodyn Inte alla, däremot tror jag att dem bjuder hem släkt och vänner och super ;) Jag vet att majoriteten av dem inte är ute och dansar runt en midsommar stång iallafall.

[@MyFluffySheepdog]

how is the name of song people dance around may?

[@minskfanfleisenbloedynwurd5791]

Små grodorna

[@Linus_Gabriel_Sebastian]

@Lov3RsPk Där har du rätt men personligen föredrar jag att parta

[@AmandaNguyen85]

alskar Midsommarrr

[@Linus_Gabriel_Sebastian]

@Lov3RsPk hmm ok but that depends on how old you are, guessing on 40+?

[@oananbr]

"Everyone is involved" 5 vuxna och tre ungar. PARTEY

[@Dannnehotmail]

@lilliestam no Everyone do it. but no't like that

[@Fatminator91]

Lol midsummer=get ass fucking drunk and party all day long :P

[@SwedePelle]

jaa jag blanda ihop det hela, bara att jag var säker på att midsommar och St-patricks day är helt olika saker :)

[@snelmau5]

@lachmeneger Not in Sweden ;)

[@Lov3RsPk]

@Daniel96a1 Partying with your friends on midsummer is wrong in my opinion. You should spend some quality time with your family. You have 364 other days to party on. Also i have no idea why im writing in english to you.

[@daviddavve]

wtf?! im swedish and I did that once then I was 5...

[@Linus_Gabriel_Sebastian]

@Lov3RsPk yeah but in a boring way-.- you should go party instead!!

[@Hampe135]

@Daniel96a1 Vadå vi inte firar midsommar? skämtar du lr

[@snelmau5]

Good thing you americans show some intrest in the cultures and traditions of the European countrys, but really, Midsummer is not much more than getting drunk.

[@Blackiesoul]

@ssisffs word.

[@ThreatFromAbovee]

ITT swedes talking to swedes

[@Kyoxruler]

haha löjligt.

[@FlorianDootz]

Oh, really? I can se none of it. Maybe I'm in the wrong place though.

[@Strandoz1337]

@Viic88 Bara riktiga svenskar, så kallade arier, gör sånt.

[@ediz911]

Är det så pass? ae fyyfään.

[@kaffe_ost]

@Danne1999999 Jag vet :) Smart idé! Vi tar hit muslimska högtider och när dem minst anar det så krossar vi islam från insidan! (Precis som i Star Wars)

[@Linus_Gabriel_Sebastian]

lol swedes dont even celebrate midsommar like that anymore, it was like 100 years ago they celebrated like that

[@ajfen1]

haha fail at 06.17

[@Linus_Gabriel_Sebastian]

@Torsdagskvallsmys /facepalm

[@hannesH3]

damn i hate the hearing!

[@SwedePelle]

He's wrong, we celebrate midsummer becouse of burning witches and stuffs, also fertilizing has a part of it! wheter its the ground or woman ;)

[@vsStrokes]

Uh, NO, it's not. I don't think you know why St Patrick's Day is celebrated.

[@OoXl]

*facepalm*

[@zackebree]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@Lrrrrrrrr]

Hahahahhahahahah is this a joke?! /swede

[@GGxodus]

omg plz don't embarass Sweden more, and pleas speak proper english.

[@Zephyrus2501]

they just lost the tradition