"If you're able to sense and share other people's emotion, it is empathy; If you're able to support and sorrow for others, it is sympathy."

Rating: 8/10 (20 November 2019)

Dani travels to Sweden with bf n three boys after traumatized the death of parent n sister. They visit their fd Pelle's ancestral commune Hårga for a festival called mid-summer that occurs once every ninety years. They realize this is a pagan cult after some strange things are happening to them
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Attestupa is a practice of senicide. In the scene, two commune elders jumped off the cliff to death. (Face n body are crushed)This is their views on death when turn to the age of 72. This crazy ritual is real in some places in Sweden.
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In Hårga, it has special views on love n continuity of the community.(Maja)performs love spells using her own pubic hair n period drinks to (Christian). This is able to bring outside blood to the community.
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Dani at the end won Maypole dancing competition n is crowned May Queen. Rule is simple: "keep dancing, no stopping, then win". In ancient story of Hårga, this is evil bc devil wants ppl dance to death
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Nine Human Sacrifices happened in a triangle, yellow house. May be Midsummer occurs every ninety years, so it needs 9 human. 4 victims from cult, 4 victims from outside, last victim chosen from May Queen
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Dani chose Christian to sacrifice n became a member bc she found a sense of community, felt less alone that the commune helps sharing her emotions