Midsummer is fast approaching us! In Norway it is tradition to light a large bonfire on Midsummer Night in celebration of the summer solstice. This year it will be held on the 23rd of June. For anyone traveling or in Norway you will see Midsummer celebrations everywhere.
It is also an old tradition for girls to wear flower crowns, boys can also wear crowns. You will see traditional Norwegian dress (the Bunad) and a maypole with ribbons. At night girls can put their flower crowns under their pillow, it is believed that they will dream of their future husbands. There will be stands to purchase flower crowns throughout all of the major cities and towns in Norway.
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