God! it was cold yesterday!
Freezing cold we stood there by the bonfire trying to welcome the spring, listen to the singing and be happy. It wasn't easy, when all we wanted was to get back home ...
Yesterday it was not only the birthday of our King Carl XVI Gustaf, he's now 61, it was also St. Walpurgis Eve. One of the most tradition-rich and dangerous - yes, dangerous! - times of the Swedish calendar year.
Going back to pre-Christian times, Walpurgis Eve was celebrated with bonfires to welcome spring and drive off witches. Today we don't believe in witches. But still we celebrate the Walpurgis night with bonfires, fireworks and ... booze. At least too many youngsters makes it an "honour" to drink their head off and roam the city to look for trouble. Why, I don't know. Probably they think it's fun. And the bonfires can spread, at least a dry spring like this with not many rainy days.
Yes, Walpurgis night can be dangerous. As for me. This morning I woke up with a sore throat and a running nose ...
God! it was cold yesterday!
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