MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 13: Traditions and holidays
midsommarstång
Swedish word. In English: maypole (midsummer pole)
A tall pole dressed with leaves and flowers that people dance around on Midsummer Eve.
Facts about the word
- On Midsummer Eve many people hold parties outdoors, make flower wreaths and dance, sing and play around a maypole. Sverige i fokus s. 46
- Midsummer Eve is always celebrated on a Friday between 19 and 25 June. The celebration is an old tradition from before Christianity. Sverige i fokus s. 46
- Typical Midsummer food is herring, new potatoes and strawberries. Sverige i fokus s. 46
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
The maypole is dressed with leaves and danced around. The flagpole is a different pole, and the food is herring and potatoes.
The word belongs to Chapter 13: Traditions and holidays in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.