Att leka med elden – eller Valborgsmässoafton. Ett firande som kan vara mycket annorlunda om du är 5 år, 15, 35 eller 50. I min åldersgrupp vill nog de flesta ha det lugnt, inga fyrverkerier, men lite god mat och att krypa intill varandra och allt närmare elden ju längre kvällen går. Helst ska man vara bland goda vänner där man kan vara sig själv, grilla något gott och hjälpas åt att hålla brasan igång och elden levande.
The celebration of this evening is very different if you are 5 years old, 15, 35 or 50. Fire, fireworks and hot dogs for the youngest and their parents, the teenager might, sadly enough, even drink a bit too much and the grown-ups of my own age and older prefer some nice lamb sausages or lambchops, hamburgers and some cider. I do think that all categories of people love to poke around with the fire.
For my own category it’s essential to be with very good friends, laugh and sing, and to move closer to the fire when the evening gets late and the chill of the night threatens to wrap you up. This year the evening and early night was brilliantly bright and crispy.
Leya 
Härliga bilder ! I år tändes inte brasorna här i stan, det blåste för mycket .
Så jag får njuta av dina vackra bilder istället ! // Maria
Mer stilla här då. Otur hos er.
Det var en riktigt fin brasa. I våra trakter är det inte vanligt med brasa på valborg utan vi eldar på påsklördagen. Annars verkar det väldigt likt. – Egentligen firar vi inte speciellt mycket på valborg och första maj men mjöd hör till.
Dricker ni mjöd då? Intressant. Det visar kanske på hur långt tillbaka det härrör från, firandet.
May Day is not celebrated where I live. This is interesting.
So you do not celebrate the evening before either? Interesting.
Beautifully captured Ann Christine. Loving your May traditions 🙂
They are very old…and this year we really had been longing. I guess I have made you all tired with my writings on this…
Not at all 🙂
I AM that very person who likes to poke around the fire AnnChristine I love love open fires bonfires anything with real flames Lol
Glad you had such nice celebrations !
Oh, so you are one of those…!
What an exciting celebration. Such a big bonfire and there would be many throughout the whole country lighting up the sky.
There always are, yes. And people in the countryside almost always have a fire of their own. The big bonfires are often in parks in the towns and cities, and there they have fireworks too.
May Day is so quiet here. It’s not a holiday and I don’t think most people would know about it.
Interesting.Here the celebration of Spring has survived since ancient times. It’s also an international workers’ day. People used to bring red flags and walk the streets in procession together. They don’t do that much nowadays, but the event still exists in the big cities.
I didn’t know that May Day is celebrated with fireworks and bonfires. So interesting to learn about each other’s cultures.
Oh dear, my dictionary (which I had to consult for the name) said eve of May Day, but also another name, which I didn’t recognize at all. Thank you for telling me – I have put the other name on too – hope it is correct!
I’m very impressed that you’re able to write your posts in two languages. I’ve never heard of Eve of May Day celebrations, but I don’t know much about your Scandinavian traditions.
As I understand it, May Day celebrations occur on May 1 and are an ancient Northern Hemisphere spring festival.
Really lovely dusk into evening photos!
Thank you! This evening was sunny and beautiful – usually this event takes place in hail and cold winds. The temperature dropped to about 4 degrees C. That is OK.