Valborgsmassoafton
May 1st 2009 One thing we Brits could learn from the Swedes is how to have a good bonfire. Then again they seem to have more occasions to practice. Last night was one of them - Valborgsmassoafton (or Walpurgis Night). Whilst the bonfires apparently once protected Swedes from witches, they now mark the beginning of spring. The weather was certainly playing along yesterday with beautiful blue skies and sunsh
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