[Misc] Swedish midsummer party

[birthofanorange]

Midsummer is a big deal in Sweden apparently. We’ve made friends with a couple round the corner; the female component being Swedish - and she looks it too, though she has the classical Swedish name of Fatima.

They’ve invited us to a midsummer party and have provided us with a song sheet (there’s songs? FFS) in Swedish, with a helpful English translation.

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I’m guessing that the ‘translation’ is phonetic Swedish rather than, you know, a translation.

Although, if the following weirdness is anything to go on, perhaps it is a translation…

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Perhaps they’ve always smoked a lot of weed over there?

Edit: sorry about picture orientation. I considered changing it, but cba, tbh

I've just shown this thread to my Swedish other half, who's pissing herself laughing. I do hope you get involved with the hopping motions and waggling of missing ears and tails.
Video footage of all the above must be posted here - apparently it's rude if you don't.
(Okay, I may have made that last bit up, but do it anyway. )

 

[bhafc99]

Remember to make your excuses and leave not long after midnight. The party games tend to get a bit weird later on...

 

[BN41Albion]

Great fillum, a tad akin to The Wicker Man. Beware.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/midsommar

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She looks traumatised by the whole thing

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

The OP explains EVERYTHING about [MENTION=38333]Swansman[/MENTION]!

 

[Swansman]

Midsummer is a big deal in Sweden apparently. We’ve made friends with a couple round the corner; the female component being Swedish - and she looks it too, though she has the classical Swedish name of Fatima.

They’ve invited us to a midsummer party and have provided us with a song sheet (there’s songs? FFS) in Swedish, with a helpful English translation.

View attachment 148509

I’m guessing that the ‘translation’ is phonetic Swedish rather than, you know, a translation.

Although, if the following weirdness is anything to go on, perhaps it is a translation…

View attachment 148511

Perhaps they’ve always smoked a lot of weed over there?

Edit: sorry about picture orientation. I considered changing it, but cba, tbh

Should be this weekend right? At least thats when we celebrate it here.

Feeling the hype?

 

[AmexRuislip]

Midsummer is a big deal in Sweden apparently. We’ve made friends with a couple round the corner; the female component being Swedish - and she looks it too, though she has the classical Swedish name of Fatima.

They’ve invited us to a midsummer party and have provided us with a song sheet (there’s songs? FFS) in Swedish, with a helpful English translation.

View attachment 148509

I’m guessing that the ‘translation’ is phonetic Swedish rather than, you know, a translation.

Although, if the following weirdness is anything to go on, perhaps it is a translation…

View attachment 148511

Perhaps they’ve always smoked a lot of weed over there?

Edit: sorry about picture orientation. I considered changing it, but cba, tbh

Isn't that IKEA instructions for building a hot tub with an emphasis on bowls and keys

 

[Ali_rrr]

Should be this weekend right? At least thats when we celebrate it here.

Feeling the hype?

It's always great in Lund!

 

[Swansman]

It's always great in Lund!

Are you studying here now or what happened to that?

 

[Ali_rrr]

Are you studying here now or what happened to that?

Probably not happening anymore sadly. May do in the future though!

 

[GT49er]

Not just Sweden that celebrates it though (but without pizzas).............

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqd_6esUrgk

 

[Goldstone1976]

Should be this weekend right? At least thats when we celebrate it here.

Feeling the hype?

Yep; Saturday.

They asked me to arrange some live music, so I got a 7-piece jazz band lined up for them. No idea whether that’s remotely suitable, but they gave no indication of what genre they’d like.

We’ve been asked to bring flowers to make head garlands. I have a feeling that there may not be enough to make more than one garland for my partner. That’ll be a shame.

Still, Swedish girls, jazz, and shots sounds decent enough.

 

[Swansman]

Yep; Saturday.

They asked me to arrange some live music, so I got a 7-piece jazz band lined up for them. No idea whether that’s remotely suitable, but they gave no indication of what genre they’d like.

We’ve been asked to bring flowers to make head garlands. I have a feeling that there may not be enough to make more than one garland for my partner. That’ll be a shame.

Still, Swedish girls, jazz, and shots sounds decent enough.

Traditionally speaking you'd want some old bloke with a "dragspel" (no idea what it is called in English), sort of like this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slu2xsD8c1w

... but probably a jazz band is much preferable. I know what I'd pick.

Sounds nice indeed, hopefully you'll get good weather - ours have been pretty bad since the last prime minister resigned, the new one is not doing a great job in that regard.

 

[el punal]

Or some of these bad boys!

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I always pick up a jar when I visit Ikea.

Looks delicious! Reminds me of our lunch at Malmo a couple of years ago - and yes, we crossed over on THE BRIDGE from Copenhagen. Didn’t see Saga unfortunately.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Looking forward to Friday. This is as rare as a white Christmas in Brighton.

 

[papachris]

I live next door to Sweden in Estonia. We have jaanituli. 2 days of public holiday starting 23rd June. Public events with bonfires, folk dancing, live entertainment etc all over the place. It's a really big thing here and lots of fun tomorrow night when it hardly gets dark at all.

 

[Insel affe]

Looking forward to Friday. This is as rare as a white Christmas in Brighton.

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Oh I can see the island of Bornholm where my ancestors who were rulers (Chiefdom) came from just below the C (Malmo 28c) back in the 12th century.

I have been to Demark a few times, and would love to go back and visit the island and Sweden.

 

[Bry Nylon]

I live next door to Sweden in Estonia. We have jaanituli. 2 days of public holiday starting 23rd June. Public events with bonfires, folk dancing, live entertainment etc all over the place. It's a really big thing here and lots of fun...

We have a similar thing here in the UK on the last weekend in August. It is traditionally celebrated by 3 days of drunken town centre brawling with overweight police officers and provides enough pixilated bodycam footage for 161 episodes of "Boozed up Britain" to be broadcast weeknights on Channel 5 right through the autumn.

 

[BNthree]

Traditionally speaking you'd want some old bloke with a "dragspel" (no idea what it is called in English), sort of like this...
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In English that's called an accordion.

 

[Insel affe]

In English that's called an accordion.

No matter, in any language it's called annoying shite.

 

[Bry Nylon]

No matter, in any language it's called annoying shite.