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Jo, Johannes var ju sex månader ä...Tjänare Vittran!<br />Jo, Johannes var ju sex månader äldre än Jesus så det passade ju bra med att vi firar jul 24/12. Men som du skriver, av någon anledning lyckades de ändå inte få bort just denna helgen och dess innebörd. <br /><br />Bra sätt att tänka på, skall göra det i framtiden :-)<br />Ha en fortsatt härlig helg!<br />Christer.The cottage by the Cranelakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521318192039394408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948212455535029702.post-7479360939237509312009-06-20T10:23:45.166+02:002009-06-20T10:23:45.166+02:00Sommarsolståndet kopplades till Johannes Döparens ...Sommarsolståndet kopplades till Johannes Döparens födelsedag när vi kristnades här. Fast den hedniska högtiden försvann ändå inte riktigt, och tur är väl det. Håller med om att det känns lite sorgligt att vi vänder mot mörkare tider. Just precis som när naturen är som vackrast. Men vi är mitt inne i ljustiden, den varar mellan 30 april och 31 juli, vilket känns bättre att tänka på.<br />Fortsatt trevlig helg! Tänk ljust!Vittranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07502013313819491882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948212455535029702.post-70505856325150376832009-06-20T07:28:09.636+02:002009-06-20T07:28:09.636+02:00Hi Joyce!
Okey. I know that a lot of things from t...Hi Joyce!<br />Okey. I know that a lot of things from the pagan days lived side by side with the christian ways for a very long time. But perhaps not very "official" so to speak. Like people used the runic alphabet way in to late middle age.<br />Have a great day now!<br />Christer.The cottage by the Cranelakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521318192039394408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948212455535029702.post-35985029685014635122009-06-20T00:39:09.051+02:002009-06-20T00:39:09.051+02:00stupid me...it was not the high jump but the pole ...stupid me...it was not the high jump but the pole vault instead! the christians were not very successful in the scandinavian countries because they were stronger people and have very deep pagan roots!! you can tell how much a country adheres to the old ways by how many "witch" things are still prevalent in the culture. as recently as the 70's into the 80's scandinavian kitchen witch items were all the rage.jaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948212455535029702.post-13652991590504140352009-06-19T22:03:28.523+02:002009-06-19T22:03:28.523+02:00Hi joyce!
That one I haven´t heard before. Alcohol...Hi joyce!<br />That one I haven´t heard before. Alcohol was probably involved I think :-) :-) I wonder why the church failed with midsummer poles here in Sweden? But we were much more strong heded than of course :-)<br /><br />I´ll look forward to those stories then!<br />Have a great midsummer now!<br />Christer.The cottage by the Cranelakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521318192039394408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948212455535029702.post-86004145357511230192009-06-19T21:25:15.117+02:002009-06-19T21:25:15.117+02:00btw...thanks for the pic of the new pond!! haha!!...btw...thanks for the pic of the new pond!! haha!!!! now i can rest! your new phone camera is awesome!jaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948212455535029702.post-67738982116093262572009-06-19T21:14:13.667+02:002009-06-19T21:14:13.667+02:00hi christer....our midsummers eve is tomorrow nigh...hi christer....our midsummers eve is tomorrow night. here is a little history that i am not sure many people know. do you know where the symbol of the witch flying on a broom came from? long long ago on midsummer's eve when the pagans were celebrating, they would take their shovels and hoes and throw themselves in the air like a high jumper (i am sure there was alcohol involved)! they did this to show how high they wanted their crops to grow before the harvest. when the christians came around to "spread the only true faith" they used this as a negative symbols to scare people into christianity! towards fall i might post some of these stories on my blog! happy midsummers night!!! joycejaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948212455535029702.post-61129819068539991842009-06-19T19:37:35.644+02:002009-06-19T19:37:35.644+02:00Tjänare Nina!
Känns väl rätt bra att vara enbo jus...Tjänare Nina!<br />Känns väl rätt bra att vara enbo just denna helgen, då kan jag ju göra som jag vill :-) :-)<br />Jag kan för mitt liv inte förstå hur någon kan gilla inlagd sill :-)<br />Ha en härlig midsommarskväll nu!<br />Christer.The cottage by the Cranelakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521318192039394408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948212455535029702.post-41798857592396384442009-06-19T18:53:09.652+02:002009-06-19T18:53:09.652+02:00Midsommar är den enda helgen jag tycker det är tri...Midsommar är den enda helgen jag tycker det är trist att vara enbo..<br />Har nog smittat sonen, han sitter o tittar på fotboll i Stockholm....<br />Men jag ska försöka ta mig samman o koka potatis o ta fram en sillbit till min Jubileums ;-)<br />Go o gla midsommar på dig<br />NinaNinaVästerplanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941766705870726636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948212455535029702.post-66173586228125231692009-06-19T18:26:45.780+02:002009-06-19T18:26:45.780+02:00Hi Chelle!
I think they both have the same origine...Hi Chelle!<br />I think they both have the same origine, both are old pagan symbols. But as You say we don´t have the ribbons on ours. We don´t have the Maypole though, that is mor from the brittish isles I think.<br /><br />I think Fox gloves lives all over the northern part of the globe. If You want them they´ll die, but if You think of tyhem as weeds they thrive :-)<br />have a great midsummers eve!<br />Christer.The cottage by the Cranelakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521318192039394408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948212455535029702.post-80911151097755851372009-06-19T18:14:19.049+02:002009-06-19T18:14:19.049+02:00Interesting story. I am curious.. is the midsumme...Interesting story. I am curious.. is the midsummer pole kind of like a may pole? I didn't see any ribbons attached to it so it probably isn't but the dancing around it seemed the same. Nice flower pictures. I also have foxglove... kind of a pinkinsh color I think. Thank you for sharing. <br /><br />ChelleVisiting Voyeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01144189370097374867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948212455535029702.post-30406932693301225182009-06-19T17:30:42.254+02:002009-06-19T17:30:42.254+02:00Tjänare Mia!
Sex veckor utan snö! Då bor du långt ...Tjänare Mia!<br />Sex veckor utan snö! Då bor du långt norr ut kan jag tänka eller uppe på fjället. Skall försöka tänka så som du gör :-)<br /><br />Ja skål för den nordiska fruktbarheten! Om nio månader får vi se om det var någon framgång :-)<br />Ha en trevlig personalfest nu!<br />Christer.The cottage by the Cranelakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521318192039394408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948212455535029702.post-86295209593661013342009-06-19T16:59:39.941+02:002009-06-19T16:59:39.941+02:00Skål ta mig f-n !! Det er bara midsommar en gång o...Skål ta mig f-n !! Det er bara midsommar en gång om året och även jag tycker det är trist att tänka på att vi går mörkare tider i möte, men, vi har fortfarande halva sommaren kvar. Själv har ag varit uten snö i ca 6 veckor, tänk på det, det ska då vara mer än 6 veckor till den kommer tilbaka... Tänker man på det så känns det bättre redan. Har ingen att fira midsommar med här i Norge men vi ska ha personalfest ikväll, så det får kompensera...så häv ditt glas broder och ta en skål för den nordiska fruktbarheten!!Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323971608753801676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948212455535029702.post-55938417797096955902009-06-19T15:23:38.343+02:002009-06-19T15:23:38.343+02:00Tjänare Katarina!
Jag censurerade det hela en del ...Tjänare Katarina!<br />Jag censurerade det hela en del med tanke på de amerikanska läsarna :-) :-) De verkar ha gillat det i alla fall.<br />Ha en riktigt trevlig midsommar nu!<br />Christer.The cottage by the Cranelakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521318192039394408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948212455535029702.post-73852758653950204322009-06-19T15:19:16.463+02:002009-06-19T15:19:16.463+02:00Hi Valerie!
I too think that our flag is beautiful...Hi Valerie!<br />I too think that our flag is beautiful. It´s actully the next oldest country flag in the world, only the danish is older. <br /><br />That flag has helped (because it´s so well known)a lot of people since all know Sweden is a neutral country. Usually if there´s trouble sweeds can get out of troubled areas without harm and hopefully get some others out at the same time.<br /><br />It seemes that this fertility thing has the strongest hold here in Sweden, but the celebration of midsummer is also very big in Finland, Estonia, Latvia and in some parts of the Brittish isles.<br /><br />I know that I´m a party pooper :-) but only this holiday :-)<br /><br />Thunder has been and visited for a short time and it will continue to rain now and again all day. Instead of partying I´ll replant some of what I sown this winter :-)<br />Have a great day now!<br />Christer.The cottage by the Cranelakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521318192039394408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948212455535029702.post-50553949619012185692009-06-19T15:00:13.092+02:002009-06-19T15:00:13.092+02:00Du är en fantastisk ambassadör, Christer! Sprider ...Du är en fantastisk ambassadör, Christer! Sprider kunskaper om Sverige och våra kulturtraditioner på ett väldigt underhållande sätt! Heja dig!<br />Glad midsommar - med eller utan drömmar!<br />KatarinaKatarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622903367597082775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948212455535029702.post-34615317329060125492009-06-19T14:59:57.540+02:002009-06-19T14:59:57.540+02:00Hi Z&M!
I know I´m a party pooper, but only to...Hi Z&M!<br />I know I´m a party pooper, but only today :-) The rest of the year I´m not :-)<br /><br />It´s always easier if one knows how big area one wants to get rid of the lawn before digging , so I started with the edges. It sort of looks like the trenches one digs around tents if bad weather is comming :-)<br /><br />I took a nap earlier today and woke up to thunder, so I think that it´ll be a calm midsummers eve this year :-)<br />Have e great day now!<br />Christer.The cottage by the Cranelakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521318192039394408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948212455535029702.post-37808279656273179062009-06-19T14:17:06.013+02:002009-06-19T14:17:06.013+02:00Hi Christer.
Loved your post today! Great histor...Hi Christer.<br /><br />Loved your post today! Great history lesson. I've always thought the Swedish flag was beautiful with its simplistic design. I think it's one of the most easily identifiable flags from around the world.<br /><br />Of course, I also loved the history lesson on your Midsummer holiday. While I have to agree with Zoey (party pooper!) ;) I do understand your point of view. I'm always sort of sad on summer solstice b/c I delight in the long days and short nights of summer and the solstice marks the return to the shortening of days (albeit ever so subtly!).<br /><br />Beautiful photos of your flowers. Your camera phone does take great shots...I'm sure much has to do with the operator!!! Hope your holiday isn't rained out even if you don't partake in festivities.<br /><br />ValerieValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633704862629969672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948212455535029702.post-13011995099050955142009-06-19T14:00:08.703+02:002009-06-19T14:00:08.703+02:00Christer, you're a party pooper. Get out there...Christer, you're a party pooper. Get out there and have some fun. I see the weather forecast calls for hard rain in most of Europe for this weekend of celebration. That's a good start on the pond. It also looks like to dug a trench. What's that for? Love the photos today. Now you have two new cameras. Have a good one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com