Midsummer is celebrated on the weekend closest to St. John's Day. Huge bonfires are built. In pagan time's people would jump over the bonfires for luck. The wood that's used has been collected throughout the year. Homes are decorated with garlands of wildflowers and greenery.
People dance, visit friends and relatives all night.
Ancient ritualistic dances were performed to drive away evil spirits and ensure a fertile land today the dances are just for fun. In Sweden Maypoles are erected and danced about. The branches from birch trees are used to build the structure, then it is covered with leaves and flowers. Traditions include girls collecting seven to nine different wildflowers and placing them under their pillows in hopes of dreaming of their future loves. Boys use a copper coin.