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Bonfires on Valborg's Eve to celebrate spring

On Valborg's Eve, 30th April, we light bonfires. We sing that winter has gone away and that spring has returned.
Kristianstad • Publicerad 25 april 2022
On 30th April we celebrate the return of spring with bonfires and singing.
On 30th April we celebrate the return of spring with bonfires and singing.
This year we can  celebrate Valborg together, the pandemic has ebbed out.
This year we can celebrate Valborg together, the pandemic has ebbed out.Foto: Johan Nilsson / TT

On the last day of April we welcome light and spring. The tradition stems from a pre-Christian celebration in Germany. Later it was renamed after St. Valborg.

After ”spring-cleaning” in the woods and the countryside branches and twigs are burned – burn the old to make room for the new.

In pre-Christian times in the north an older celebration was observed – the living and the dead could communicate with one another that night.

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Valborg is celebrated in many villages.
Valborg is celebrated in many villages.
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