Happy Midsummers Day!

[Pekka]

I'm out of here, coming back on Sunday, if I don't drown or die from alcohol poisoning! Wish me luck!
Packed my stuff, car is ready, trunk is full of beer and booze, lots of good cd's, lots of buddies, decks and lots of records so live music, BBQ food, towel for swimming and sauna bathing, positive attitude and porn magazine.
Woohoo here I come!

And hope you have fun too.

[Ecthy]

it's midsummer already? and I haven't even had a lot of spring yet... another year passing by too fast

[Chemical Ollie]

Dokkukeikka?! Have fun!

Don't get eaten by then moskitoes when you go outside to chill from the sauna

[Ecthy]

I thought midsummer is on 21st.... maybe Pekka is some kind of European Wiglaf

[Pekka]

Olaf, thanks buddy! I'll get eaten, but if I rub my brains with alcohol, I don't notice them.

Ecthelion, Sure it is, but we have to start early! It's only one day, it's lots more fun if we start it now.

Adios.

[Chemical Ollie]

It's a tradition in at least Sweden and Finland to go drinking outdoors on midsummer. Midsummers eve is the big day in Sweden, which is always on a Friday regardless of the astronomic midsummer. We dance around a phallic pole clad with leaves and flowers, then eat a lunch of herring with fresh potatoes, drink beer and Schnapps and finish off with strawberries and cream (if we still stand up). Those who survive until the evening normally have a BBQ.

I have just a few minutes left to work, then it's off to a 3-day weekend.

[monolith94]

Why the hell is it so cold out that I still am able to wear a long sleeved shirt??? This is so wrong...

[Ecthy]

WTF? is it friday already?

I feel like the dude

[Pekka]

Damn, buddies are not ready yet! Olaf is correct, though that pole thingie is Swedish. Granted, that many Finlands Swedish do it here too, so it's not strange to us. We mostly drink, and that's it. There are several traditions, like if you don't have a woman that day, then you don't get a woman the whole summer, or was it even the whole year? Crazy!

And there's food we need to eat, and go to sauna all the time and swim a lot. Drunk of course, it's traditional to drown. Then there are magics you can do, they are for different stuff, like one magic you do and then you will see your future wife in your dreams that night. Old stuff, we don't do it that much. Youngesters that is. We focus on the most important thing, and that is to drink as much as possible.

Then the highlight is to set a HUGE bonfire. People compete who has the biggest fire. It's cool if you're by the lake, and you can see tens of huge fires. This is the number one day to get married in here too. It is also the biggest day when babies are made. There are lots of so called midsummer babies, but it's not a bad thing.

Too bad that we're going to have a cold weather and maybe even rain, but we'll see.

[Ecthy]

thank you for the end of the first paragraph, Pekka

:suicide:

[Pekka]

Ecthelion, but it's our tradition, it doesn't apply to you, so you still have chances .

Sadly enough this is also the day of multi super stabbings, which is our national sport. It's stupid, all these stupid kids carry knives and are too drunk, so you don't have to be a wizard to figure out the results.
But it's not that bad. Darwinism I guess.

Usually these days are blessed with good weather, not this year though, and it's very beautiful time. This is one of the days I'd recommend you visit here, but you must have a Finnish friend, you can't spend it on hotel and cities are empty too. I bet it's a great once in a lifetime experience for foreigners. It's magical times! So if you have a friend here and want to visit, come these days and go to summer cabin and you'll get to see and experience it, I recommend it to everyone. It's about the only thing I recommend in here . It is actually one day that we are happy and talk to other people too. Making friends with us is otherwise like getting into MIT to dance ballet. Now that's pretty tough.

Ok buddies are set too, so I'm out of here. Be safe, drink too much, eat sausages and watch the bonfire, it's hot.

[Richelieu]

I knew there was a reason for it! It's not me: it's a stupid Finnish tradition!

[Ecthy]

sounds like the German ascension day tradition...

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by Pekka
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It is also the biggest day when babies are made. There are lots of so called midsummer babies, but it's not a bad thing.

Yes, if you don't get laid on midsummers eve you are a pure loser.

My 1st daughter was born on the 20th of March. Count the days backwards and make your conclusions.

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by Pekka
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Too bad that we're going to have a cold weather and maybe even rain, but we'll see.

When you have a sauna, any wheather will do! The normal thing is to chill by rolling in the snow...