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 A "witch" is placed on top of the fire. Actually this is more a symbol of the cold and dark winter which has passed. In Germany where the tradition came from they say that they "burn the Winter" Like the speech and songs at the fire it is a fairly young tradition starting about 100 years ago. |
is hold the 23st of june with Bonfires all over Denmark. The tradition with Midsummer Fires is a very old tradition, more than 500 years old. It has been common over most of Europe and can even be found in North Africa among moslems. In many countries it is not in use any more but Denmark celebrates it with a fire in every little town and village. In Denmark a speech is hold at the fire usually by a well known person of the local community. Another tradition in Denmark is to sing Danish songs at the fire. The song which "has" to be sung is the Midsummer song by Drachmann which is an unofficial Danish national song
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