Wednesday, May 1, 2019

valborg, welcoming spring


stefan and i biked to the forest last night to celebrate valborg - the swedish tradition of welcoming the arrival of spring after a very long winter - with a bonfire, songs, and marshmallows. 🔥🌼

the restaurant hellas storstugan is a favourite and the owners had a more intimate bonfire than other places around the city. the small gathering was really nice, with the swedes singing songs and the kids roasting their marshmallows in the fire.

but, stefan and i couldn't help but think how unsafe the whole thing was. the bonfire was built right onto the path in the middle of the forest (there was a hose ready if needed but it didn't provide us any comfort). then, the littles were freely walking toward the fire with ash falling on them and us without a parent snatching them away. our jaws dropped in disbelief at the whole thing. welcome to sweden :)

thankfully no one danced around the bonfire! 








despite the safety concern, valberg is such a lovely tradtion that we happily engage in, every april 30th.

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