Midsummer
BackCategory
Celebration
Start date
2019-06-23 18:00:00
End date
2019-06-23 21:00:00
Address / City
Swedish Club, 22398 Ruth St. Farmington Hills
Location
MI, US
Nordkap Lodge of Sons of Norway will mark the beginning of summer with a festive Midsummer celebration!
Midsummer Eve, called Sankthansaften or St. John’s Eve in Norway, celebrates the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice. The day has particular importance in Scandinavian countries, which endure long dark days of winter, with the sun barely rising above the horizon in their northernmost regions.
Holding to Norsk traditions, Nordkap members and guests will:
•Take a "Viking Walk" through the woods and fields at the Swedish Club at 6 p.m.
•Enjoy a roaring bonfire and burn a paper witch for good fortune.
•Feast on hot dogs, picnic foods, and s-mores as daylight lingers on one of the longest days of the year
•Play the Viking lawn game of kubb, with blocks of wood, and the Viking chess game Hnefatafl
Members are asked to bring desserts to share and lawn chairs.
Midsummer Eve, called Sankthansaften or St. John’s Eve in Norway, celebrates the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice. The day has particular importance in Scandinavian countries, which endure long dark days of winter, with the sun barely rising above the horizon in their northernmost regions.
Holding to Norsk traditions, Nordkap members and guests will:
•Take a "Viking Walk" through the woods and fields at the Swedish Club at 6 p.m.
•Enjoy a roaring bonfire and burn a paper witch for good fortune.
•Feast on hot dogs, picnic foods, and s-mores as daylight lingers on one of the longest days of the year
•Play the Viking lawn game of kubb, with blocks of wood, and the Viking chess game Hnefatafl
Members are asked to bring desserts to share and lawn chairs.
Organizer
Nordkap Lodge Sons of Norway
Phone
248-224-3369
Email
Nordkap@DetroitNorwegians.com
