Midsommardagen in Sweden
Midsommardagen in Sweden is held on June 26. Celebrated on Friday, falling between June 20 and 26. This event in the third decade of the month June is annual. 
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Midsummer started as a way to welcome summer (and maybe fertility). According to Sweden's Nordic Museum, Midsummer celebrations originally developed from a Christian holiday for John the Baptist, which took place on 24 June. Rather than having Midsummer always fall on a different day of the week, it was decided in 1953 that it should always be on the Friday between 20 and 26 June.
Most Swedish cities have their own Midsummer event, and many are marked by dancing around a flower-covered maypole, which some have interpreted as a representation of fertility (however, others argue that no explicit connection has been found between the two).
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
International Day of Women in Diplomacy on June 24
Alexanderson Day in Sweden on July 5 (celebrated on the Sunday closest to July 2);
Birthday of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, an official flag day on July 14
Fallens Dagar or The Waterfall Days in Trollhättan, Sweden on July 17 (Held on the third Friday every year since 1959, the festival is famous for its great music, fun activities, entertaining performances and exciting competitions.);
Olsok or St. Olaf's Day on July 29 (King Olaf II Haraldsson of Norway is remembered as Rex perpetuus Norvegiae, the Eternal King of Norway. Olsok is a national day of celebration in the Nordic countries of Norway and the Faroe Islands, and also in the provinces of Härjedalen in Sweden and Savonlinna in Finland);
International Embroidery Day or World Embroidery Day on July 30 (founded by the Swedish 'Broderiakademin, BRAK' in 2011);
Namesday of the Queen in Sweden on August 8 (On this day in 1901, the Swedish naming calendar, established by the Swedish Academy, was published. Namesday of the Queen, dedicated to this event, gained official status by 1972)
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