Sweden: Midsummer 1955

These two images are on IKEA's website, but for me they bring back childhood memories from Sweden.

We had walked over to some friends' house.
Outside on a small field we built such a Midsummer Pole, raised it and then dansed around it. We the children had flower wreaths on our heads, like the little girl above.
There were special songs. I remember one about frogs. ("Små grodorna, små grodorna".)

For me it was great excitement being with friends and family and I enjoyed doing a Swedish tradition, coming from Norway.

Now, more than fifty years later, I read the Wikipedia explanation for this celebration.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer

Sometimes it is more fun when you don't know too much....