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Celebrate the summer solstice with the Swedes in the Scandinavian Midsommar holiday maypole tradition
Swedish midsummer festival.
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Maypole dance
Traditional Maypole dance from England, with circle formation of dancers interweaving;...
Culver Pictures, Inc.
Midsummer's Eve
Singing and dancing around a maypole during Midsummer's Eve celebrations, Edsbro,...
© Pieter Kuiper
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